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Danesholme Junior Academy

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

personMrs Nikki Lamond

corporate_fareGREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onCorby, NN18 9DT

language Visit Website phone 1536741657

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

346

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Expected Standard

62%

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Age Range

7-11

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Danesholme Junior Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Corby, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Danesholme Junior Academy is an academy sponsor led in Corby, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 352 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #46 of 90 primaries in North Northamptonshire and #9,034 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 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

62%

LA 59%

Reading78% LA 71%

Writing68% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading66% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.7

-1.0 to 1.7

1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 2.4

0.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.1 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading62% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.9

-1.9 to 0.7

-0.1

Write

LA -0.7

-1.3 to 1.1

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.2 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 61%

Reading55% LA 73%

Writing72% LA 77%

Maths55% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -1.1

-3.7 to -1.1

-0.3

Write

LA -0.7

-1.5 to 0.9

-2.2

Maths

LA -1.3

-3.4 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 November 2023

Inspection Report

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15 May 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-05-15

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-07-15

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

3.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(5 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 352 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	352	12	3.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	353	7	2.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	361	8	2.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	352	2	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	353	2	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	353	5	1.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	346	3	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	352	6	1.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	355	3	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	360	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	362	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	371	2	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	371	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	369	3	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	383	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	383	3	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	380	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	376	4	1.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	364	7	1.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	355	3	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	343	2	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	344	6	1.7%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	346	7	2.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	358	9	2.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	354	4	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	349	2	0.6%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Danesholme Junior Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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