Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery SchoolTown End Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Alfreton.

Summary of the comparison

Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School and Town End Junior School are primary schools in Alfreton.

  • Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Town End Junior School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Town End Junior School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School and 65.0% for Town End Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School (72.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Town End Junior School (62.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School versus Town End Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AlfretonBlackwell Community Primary and Nursery SchoolAlfretonTown End Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking70th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure197th of 336 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll118 184
Capacity168 200
LocationAlfreton, DE55 5JG Alfreton, DE55 5PB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census118 184
Free school meals (ever 6)47.3% 26.6%
English as an additional language3.4% 2.7%
SEN support22.0% 19.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.7% 6.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School

Town End Junior School

Full profiles: Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School · Town End Junior School