Mundy CofE Junior School, Heanor
Mundy CofE Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Heanor. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 5 schools in Heanor with published results, and 9,595th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 107% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Capacity
- Full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Mundy CofE Junior School in detail
Mundy CofE Junior School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We do hope you like our new look! Our children experience a diverse wealth of activities that provide a significant sense of purpose underpinned by a genuine sense of pride in both themselves and the school."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include multi-sports, dance, cooking, eco club, art, book club and homework club.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Mundy CofE Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 74% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Mundy CofE Junior School
Across Derbyshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Derbyshire lodged 161 appeals against primary school offers; 108 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (12% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Mundy CofE Junior School are Coppice Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 93% reading, 97% maths); Corfield CofE Infant School (0.4 miles); Marlpool Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); and Corfield CofE Infant School (0.4 miles, Good).
Coppice Primary SchoolCorfield CofE Infant SchoolMarlpool Infant SchoolCorfield CofE Infant School
Who goes there
2.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 42 pupils (21.8%) received SEN support and 10 (5.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Langley Mill Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coppice Primary School (adjacent), 220 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 173 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Mundy CofE Junior School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Mundy CofE Junior School are Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (0.8 miles), Aldercar High School (1.2 miles) and Hall Park Academy (1.9 miles).
Heanor Gate Spencer AcademyAldercar High SchoolHall Park Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from October 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2012 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
29.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 79% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 60% to 65% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
32.2
Avg class size
32.2
KS2
6
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Mundy CofE Junior School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Mundy CofE Junior School.
- Debbie Ducks Childcare520m away · Not yet graded
- Kip McGrath Heanor640m away · Not yet graded
- Infinite Wellbeing Kids Club640m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Mundy CofE Junior School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Mundy CofE Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Mundy CofE Junior School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
107%
Over capacity
193 pupils
180 places
13 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Heanor
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Heanor
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
42
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
26.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
193
Total Pupils
94
Boys
99
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
21.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,860
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,668
Per pupil
£1242k
Total funding
£91k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
7.2%
Persistent absence
195
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Mundy CofE Junior School
Questions parents ask about Mundy CofE Junior School
What are SATs results like at Mundy CofE Junior School?
Of the pupils at Mundy CofE Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is Mundy CofE Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Mundy CofE Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Mundy CofE Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Mundy CofE Junior School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Mundy CofE Junior School?
Mundy CofE Junior School was full in 2025, at 107% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Mundy CofE Junior School?
Classes at Mundy CofE Junior School average 32.2 pupils (2025/26). 6 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Mundy CofE Junior School?
Mundy CofE Junior School has around 193 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Mundy CofE Junior School?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Mundy CofE Junior School in 2024/25. 7.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Mundy CofE Junior School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Mundy CofE Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Mundy CofE Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Mundy CofE Junior School: Debbie Ducks Childcare (520m away, registered, not yet graded), Kip McGrath Heanor (640m away, registered, not yet graded) and Infinite Wellbeing Kids Club (640m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Mundy CofE Junior School's term dates?
Mundy CofE Junior School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Mundy CofE Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Mundy CofE Junior School?
Mundy CofE Junior School is at Lockton Avenue, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7EQ.
Sources: Derbyshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)