UK Schools
Alvaston Junior Academy
Alvaston Junior Academy is a mixed primary academy in Derby, Derby City Council, teaching 326 pupils aged 7 to 11. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its last graded inspection in July 2024. In 2024–2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 4 September 2026 to 26 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Alvaston Junior Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Alvaston Junior Academy.
- 4 CLOSED
- 4 Academic Year 27 -28
- 7–30 Autumn Term 1
- 1–23 Autumn Term 1
- 26–30 Autumn Holiday
- 2 CLOSED Monday 3 CLOSED November
- 2 Academic Year 27 -28
- 3–30 Autumn Term 2
- 1–18 Autumn Term 2
- 21–31 Autumn Holiday
- 1 Autumn Holiday
- 4–31 Spring Term 1
- 1–11 Spring Term 1
- 12 CLOSED
- 12 Academic Year 27 -28
- 15–19 Spring Holiday
- 22–28 Spring Term 2
- 1–25 Spring Term 2
- 26–31 Spring Holiday
- 1–9 Spring Holiday
- 12–30 Summer Term 1
- 1–28 Summer Term 1
- 3 CLOSED
- 17 CLOSED
- 17 Academic Year 27 -28
- 31 Summer Holiday
- 1–4 Summer Holiday
- 7 CLOSED
- 7 Academic Year 27 -28
- 8–30 Summer Term 2
- 1–26 Summer Term 2
Key dates (2026–2027)
- CLOSED Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
- Academic Year 27 -28 Sep 4, 2026 Term
- Autumn Term 1 Sep 7, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
- Autumn Holiday Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
- CLOSED Monday 3 CLOSED November Nov 2, 2026 Inset Day
- Academic Year 27 -28 Nov 2, 2026 Term
- Autumn Term 2 Nov 3, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
- Autumn Holiday Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
- Spring Term 1 Jan 4, 2027-Feb 11, 2027 Term
- CLOSED Feb 12, 2027 Inset Day
- Academic Year 27 -28 Feb 12, 2027 Term
- Spring Holiday Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
- Spring Term 2 Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
- Spring Holiday Mar 26, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
- Summer Term 1 Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
- CLOSED May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
- CLOSED May 17, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Academic Year 27 -28 May 17, 2027 Term
- Summer Holiday May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday
- CLOSED Jun 7, 2027 Inset Day
- Academic Year 27 -28 Jun 7, 2027 Term
- Summer Term 2 Jun 8, 2027-Jul 26, 2027 Term
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Alvaston Junior Academy with Derby City Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 41% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Derby City Council England
Attendance 14.8% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Derby City Council England
About this data source & caveats
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Alvaston Junior Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Alvaston Junior Academy than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.