Newhall Junior School
Swadlincote · Derbyshire
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About Newhall Junior School
Newhall Junior School is a primary academy in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 17 member schools: 7 primary schools, 9 secondary schools, 1 16-19 setting. Local authorities: Derbyshire | Leicester | Leicestershire. Regions: East Midlands. — from the LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST public record.
Newhall Junior School is a primary academy in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, part of LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Newhall Junior School
- Address
- Chesterfield Avenue, Newhall
- Postcode
- DE11 0TR
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Derbyshire
- URN (official identifier)
- 150696
- Establishment number
- 2110
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 284
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 356
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Weaver
- Ofsted inspection
- Last inspected as Newhall Community Junior School on 7 Dec 2021, before it became Newhall Junior School (Requires improvement)Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Telephone
- 01283217472
- Date opened
- 1 Jul 2024
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Newhall Junior School
| 2025/26 | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 284 | 106,736 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 52.1% | 30.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 24.3% | 15.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 6.0% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.8% | 4.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Newhall Junior School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Newhall Community Junior School (URN 112635)
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action in order for the school to become a good school
Report published 14 Jun 2023
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Newhall Community Junior School (URN 112635)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 27 Jan 2022
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Newhall Community Junior School (URN 112635)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 13 Mar 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Newhall Community Junior School (URN 112635)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 Feb 2014
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Newhall Community Junior School (URN 112635)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 16 Apr 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Newhall Community Junior School (URN 112635)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Inadequate
Report published 13 Dec 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Newhall Community Junior School (URN 112635)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 13 Mar 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Newhall Junior School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.9% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 14.4% | 11.6% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Newhall Junior School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £218,550 for 141 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 50.5% | 31.4% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £783 | £422 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Newhall Junior School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 284 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Derbyshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,023,000 £7,123 per pupil | £7,435 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,892,000 £6,662 per pupil | £6,901 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,027,000 £3,616 per pupil · 54.3% | £3,296 · 47.8% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £371,000 £1,306 per pupil · 19.6% | £1,384 · 20.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £24,000 £85 per pupil · 1.3% | £171 · 2.5% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £24,000 £85 per pupil · 1.3% | £146 · 2.1% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £131,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £1,129 per pupil, supply and agency £6 per pupil — spending up £5,533 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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