Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School
This school
Unstone Junior School
Partner infant school
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School
Nursery to Year 2 · 410 m away from Unstone Junior School
Both schools are in Unstone Schools Federation, so one governing body runs them.
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 Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 23 November 2021
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 | 67% | 59% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 94% | 71% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 56% | 26% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 110 | 105 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
60%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
57%
of parents have a positive overall view of the school
25 responses up to 6 April 2026 · 42% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
60% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
64% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
60% agreeMy child has been bullied, and the school dealt with it quickly and effectively.
0% agreeMy child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
60% agreeUnstone Junior School was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 23 November 2021.
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 Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School. 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.
No. Distance only counts when Unstone Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Derbyshire, 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. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Unstone Junior School had 59 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 76. It is a mixed school.
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