Newton Primary SchoolTown End Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

Newton Primary School and Town End Junior School are primary schools in Alfreton.

  • Newton Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Town End Junior School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Newton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Newton Primary School was judged Good 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 71.0% for Newton Primary School and 65.0% for Town End Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Newton Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% 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

Newton Primary School versus Town End Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AlfretonNewton Primary SchoolAlfretonTown End Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking99th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure197th of 336 in Derbyshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll148 184
Capacity147 200
LocationAlfreton, DE55 5TL Alfreton, DE55 5PB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure9.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census148 184
Free school meals (ever 6)22.3% 26.6%
English as an additional language0.7% 2.7%
SEN support23.0% 19.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% Stronger figure4.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.7% 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.

Newton Primary School

Town End Junior School

Full profiles: Newton Primary School · Town End Junior School