Melbourne Junior School

State-Funded School

melbourne-junior-school-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

South DerbyshireConstituency

DE73 8JEPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 226 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

226

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 226
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

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 17 July 2024. 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
13 Jul 2015	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.