Ofsted: Good emoji_events #180 in Derbyshire public Top 89% UK

Cavendish Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Nicola Marlow

location_onChesterfield, S41 8TD

language Visit Website phone 1246450691

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

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Expected Standard

43%

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Age Range

7-11

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Cavendish Junior School is a Community school primary school in Chesterfield, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cavendish Junior School is a community school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 100 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #180 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #11,547 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%

Reading60% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 69%

Maths57% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading76% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading61% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.2

-3.7 to 1.6

1.6

Write

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 4.2

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.6 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading58% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.5

-1.3 to 4.2

1.5

Write

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 4.1

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.5 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 63%

Reading76% LA 76%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths68% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.7

-4.4 to 0.2

-2

Write

LA -0.5

-4.2 to 0.2

-3.9

Maths

LA -1.2

-6 to -1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 July 2021

Inspection Report

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22 June 2016

Inspection Report

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09 June 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2014

Inspection Report

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10 October 2012

Inspection Report

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10 November 2010

Inspection Report

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06 November 2007

Inspection Report

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07 October 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-09

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 100 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	100	1	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	97	1	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	101	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	105	4	3.8%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	92	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	94	1	1.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	92	7	7.6%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	106	1	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	106	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	109	1	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	106	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	115	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	115	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	116	7	6.0%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	113	1	0.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	117	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	115	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	102	1	1.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	93	1	1.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	93	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	94	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils