SCHOOL PROFILE

Bolsover Church of England Junior School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145233
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 300 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 April 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 294 294 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 129 43.9% of pupils
Male pupils 165 56.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.5%
18.7 pts above England
School 43.5%
Bolsover 37.6%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.1%
15.2 pts below England
School 5.1%
Bolsover 6.3%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bolsover 0.1%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.1%
259
Any other White background
2.4%
7
Chinese
1.7%
5
African
1.4%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
4
Unclassified
1.4%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.8% 64 of 294 pupils
0.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.8%
Bolsover 22.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.7% 49 pupils
England 14.8% 1.9 pts above
EHC plans 5.1% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Speech, language & communication 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Moderate learning difficulty 7
No specialist assessment yet 4
Specific learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

48.0% 12.4 pts below England
School 48.0%
Bolsover 61.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Bolsover 70.7%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Bolsover 72.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

54.0%

18.0 pts below England

School 54.0%
Bolsover 73.8%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.48%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.26 pts higher than England
School 6.48%
Bolsover 5.81%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.39%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.43 pts lower than England
School 14.39%
Bolsover 14.21%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.81%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.00 pts higher than England
School 2.81%
Bolsover 1.38%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.0% 9.8 pts above England
Bolsover Church of England Junior School
98.0%
Bolsover
83.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information