Cavendish Close Junior Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 7–11 · Derby
Cavendish Close Junior Academy is a primary school in Derby for ages 7–11 (academy sponsor led).
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Key facts
- Address
- Deborah Drive, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4RJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 288 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 23 June 2026
Strengths
- “Cavendish Close Junior Academy is a calm, respectful and happy school.”
- “Positive relationships between pupils and staff underpin everything that happens.”
- “The school gets to know its pupils well, understands the multiple challenges that they face and puts the right help in place at the right time.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of cases, teachers do not check closely enough on how well pupils are getting on in lessons.”
- “As a result, in these instances, pupils who are struggling, or have misconceptions, are not identified and addressed promptly.”
- “However, while leaders keep a close eye on how these pupils are getting on, they do not carry out sufficiently detailed checks on how effectively their strategy is working.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Cavendish Close Infant School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chaddesden Park Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkview Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cherry Tree Hill Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Roe Farm Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Breadsall Hill Top Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published