Somerlea Park Junior SchoolRiddings Junior School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Alfreton.
Summary of the comparison
Somerlea Park Junior School and Riddings Junior School are primary schools in Alfreton.
Somerlea Park Junior School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Riddings Junior School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Somerlea Park Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Somerlea Park Junior School was judged the expected standard and Riddings Junior 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 51.0% for Somerlea Park Junior School and 56.0% for Riddings Junior School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Somerlea Park Junior School (69.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Riddings Junior School (49.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AlfretonSomerlea Park Junior School | AlfretonRiddings Junior School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 105th of 336 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 154th of 336 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 129 | 232 | |
| Capacity | 237 | 240 | |
| Location | Alfreton, DE55 4JE | Alfreton, DE55 4BW | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 51.0% | 56.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 3.0% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 129 | 232 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 64.3% | 42.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.8% | 6.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.3% | 20.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 8.5% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.3% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.2% | 6.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
Somerlea Park Junior School
Riddings Junior School
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