Riddings Junior School
Alfreton · Derbyshire
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Riddings Junior School is a primary academy in Alfreton, Derbyshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 29 member schools: 25 primary schools, 4 secondary schools. Local authorities: Derbyshire. Regions: East Midlands. — from the EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST public record.
Riddings Junior School is a primary academy in Alfreton, Derbyshire, part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Riddings Junior School
- Address
- Church Street, Riddings
- Postcode
- DE55 4BW
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Amber Valley
- URN (official identifier)
- 148787
- Establishment number
- 2007
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 236
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 240
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Newman
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 16 Oct 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.riddingsjuniorschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01773528492
- Date opened
- 1 Nov 2021
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Riddings Junior School
| 2025/26 | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 236 | 106,736 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 47.9% | 30.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 26.7% | 15.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.8% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 5.9% | 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
10 published inspections for Riddings Junior School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 27 Nov 2024
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportInspected as Riddings Junior School (URN 112497)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 7 Jun 2018
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2
Read reportInspected as Riddings Junior School (URN 112497)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 22 Jun 2017
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Riddings Junior School (URN 112497)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Not taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 4 Oct 2016
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Riddings Junior School (URN 112497)
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
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 8 Jun 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Riddings Junior School (URN 112497)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 6 Jan 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Riddings Junior School (URN 112497)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 1 Nov 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Riddings Junior School (URN 112497)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 11 Sept 2009
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Riddings Junior School (URN 112497)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 24 May 2007
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Riddings Junior School (URN 112497)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 15 Dec 2005
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 Riddings Junior School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.3% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 8.8% | 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 Riddings Junior School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £167,400 for 108 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 46.1% | 31.4% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £715 | £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 Riddings Junior School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 232 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Derbyshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,712,000 £7,379 per pupil | £7,435 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,607,000 £6,927 per pupil | £6,901 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £768,000 £3,310 per pupil · 47.8% | £3,296 · 47.8% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £303,000 £1,306 per pupil · 18.9% | £1,384 · 20.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £37,000 £159 per pupil · 2.3% | £171 · 2.5% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £7,000 £30 per pupil · 0.4% | £146 · 2.1% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £105,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £341,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,738 per pupil, supply and agency £322 per pupil — spending up £1,189 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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