Hallam Fields Junior SchoolLadywood Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hallam Fields Junior School and Ladywood Primary School are primary schools in Ilkeston.

  • Hallam Fields Junior School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ladywood Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hallam Fields Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hallam Fields Junior School was judged Good and Ladywood Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 44.0% for Hallam Fields Junior School and 60.0% for Ladywood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hallam Fields Junior School (64.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ladywood Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hallam Fields Junior School versus Ladywood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IlkestonHallam Fields Junior SchoolIlkestonLadywood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking118th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure222nd of 336 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll215 311
Capacity240 270
LocationIlkeston, DE7 4DB Ilkeston, DE7 4NH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard44.0% 60.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard5.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census215 311
Free school meals (ever 6)36.7% 46.4%
English as an additional language1.4% 8.4%
SEN support31.2% 24.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.0% 10.5% 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.

Hallam Fields Junior School

Ladywood Primary School

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