Gayton Junior School

State-Funded School

gayton-junior-school-derby-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby SouthConstituency

DE23 1GAPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Gayton Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 359 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 81%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

29%

Asian

49%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

359

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

46%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 359
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 8 February 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Jun 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.