Three Trees CofE Junior Academy, Swadlincote

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Three Trees CofE Junior Academy on 6 areas: 2 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors are committed to securing further improvement."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a well-sequenced programme of personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' basic knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics is not fully secure."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Pupils' attendance rates are lower than those nationally."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The teaching of the curriculum requires further improvement to ensure that outcomes improve."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, disadvantaged pupils and pupils previously known to social care do not achieve well enough."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed systems and processes to check on pupils' absences in order secure further improvement to overall rates of attendance and reduce persistent absence"; "Leaders should continue to embed systems for identifying and meeting pupils' needs so that any barriers to learning are addressed quickly and accurately and pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve well"; "Leaders should ensure that staff have the necessary training to develop pupils' foundational knowledge successfully and identify and address gaps in learning"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers regularly and consistently check pupils' understanding so that misconceptions are identified quickly and accurately and pupils' outcomes improve".

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Three Trees CofE Junior Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (60% in reading, 64% in maths).

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).

The nearest other state primary schools to Three Trees CofE Junior Academy are Three Trees Infant Academy (under 0.1 miles); Albert Village Primary School (1 mile, Good, 66% reading, 79% maths); Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 73% reading, 40% maths); and Belmont Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 71% reading, 59% maths).

Three Trees CofE Junior Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Three Trees CofE Junior Academy is one of 26 schools run by Rise Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

52.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 81 pupils (26.5%) received SEN support and 14 (4.6%) 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.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Three Trees CofE Junior Academy.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blacksmiths Lane (adjacent), 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, Three Trees CofE Junior Academy issued 83 suspensions, 25.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Three Trees CofE Junior Academy are Granville Academy (0.7 miles) and The Pingle Academy (1.6 miles).