Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Three Trees Infant Academy
This school
Three Trees CofE Junior Academy
Partner infant school
Reception to Year 2 · next door from Three Trees CofE Junior Academy
View schoolEvery child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Three Trees Infant Academy.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 28 April 2026
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 49% | 59% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 66% | 71% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 11% | 26% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 102 | 105 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted inspected Three Trees CofE Junior Academy on 28 April 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Expected standard for leadership and governance and for personal development and wellbeing; Needs attention for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion and for attendance and behaviour.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Three Trees Infant Academy. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when Three Trees CofE Junior Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Three Trees CofE Junior Academy had 320 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 340. It is a mixed school.
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