Shelton Junior School, Derby

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Shelton Junior School on 6 areas: 5 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the barriers that affect some pupils' attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have reviewed and revised all areas of the curriculum to ensure that it is broad and balanced and reflects the school's context."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders, staff and pupils are justifiably proud of their school's inclusive ethos."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the context of their pupils and the community very well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders provide a well-considered and extensive personal development programme."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' achievement in the national tests in writing and mathematics has been below the national average over time."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the recent improvements in pupils' achievement are sustained, so that a greater proportion of pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, achieve at least in line with national averages in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6"; "Leaders should refine and strengthen further their approach to monitoring the progress of pupils who have barriers to learning, to ensure that those barriers are overcome and that these pupils make consistently strong progress from their starting points".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Shelton Junior School. Ours is a busy, happy and ambitious Key Stage 2 community where every child is known, encouraged and challenged. Thank you for taking the time to find out more about us. Children at Shelton work hard, dress smartly in our uniform, behave well and attend school every day."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Shelton Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Derby and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

Across Derby, 94% 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 Derby lodged 312 appeals against primary school offers; 223 reached a hearing and 35 succeeded (15.7% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Shelton Junior School are Shelton Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Allenton Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 47% reading, 38% maths); Landau Forte Academy Moorhead (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 68% maths); and Homefields Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 89% reading, 87% maths).

Shelton Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

46.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 40 pupils (14.8%) received SEN support and 19 (7%) 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 autism.

Shelton Junior School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Peartree Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wroxham Close (adjacent), 230 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Shelton Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Shelton Junior School issued 38 suspensions, 13.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Shelton Junior School are Noel-Baker Academy (0.6 miles), Alvaston Moor Academy (0.7 miles), Chellaston Academy (1.1 miles) and City of Derby Academy (1.7 miles).