UK Schools
Pennine Way Junior Academy
Pennine Way Junior Academy is a mixed primary academy in Swadlincote, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 358 pupils aged 7 to 11. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in November 2019. In 2024–2025, 54% 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 Pennine Way 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 Pennine Way Junior Academy.
- 4 Term School Opens School Closes
- 7 Term School Opens School Closes
- 8–30 Autumn 2026 26
- 1–23 Autumn 2026 26
- 23 Term School Opens School Closes
- 2–30 Autumn Term
- 1–18 Autumn Term
- 4 Term School Opens School Closes
- 5–31 Spring 2027 27
- 1–12 Spring 2027 27
- 22–28 Spring Term
- 1–25 Spring Term
- 12–30 Summer 2027 27
- 1–28 Summer 2027 27
- 3 Bank Holiday closure
- 7–30 Summer Term
- 25 Term School Opens School Closes
- 1–23 Summer Term
- 26 Term School Opens School Closes
Key dates (2026–2027)
- Term School Opens School Closes Sep 4, 2026 Term
- Term School Opens School Closes Sep 7, 2026 Term
- Autumn 2026 26 Sep 8, 2026-Oct 23, 2026 Term
- Term School Opens School Closes Oct 23, 2026 Term
- Autumn Term Nov 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
- Term School Opens School Closes Jan 4, 2027 Term
- Spring 2027 27 Jan 5, 2027-Feb 12, 2027 Term
- Spring Term Feb 22, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
- Summer 2027 27 Apr 12, 2027-May 28, 2027 Term
- Bank Holiday closure May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Summer Term Jun 7, 2027-Jul 23, 2027 Term
- Term School Opens School Closes Jun 25, 2027 Term
- Term School Opens School Closes Jul 26, 2027 Term
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Pennine Way Junior Academy with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 54% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Derbyshire County Council England
Attendance 11.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Derbyshire County 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 Pennine Way 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 Pennine Way 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.