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Marlpool Junior School

Community school · Heanor · DE75 7HS

Ages 7–11 · 90 pupils · Derbyshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

6.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-04

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)33%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
103

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill56%

90 pupils · 160 places

Pupils on roll
90
Boys / girls
44 / 46
School capacity
160
Capacity fill
90 / 160 (56%)
Free school meals
42.2%
FSM pupils
38
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
Marlpool Federation of Schools
Headteacher
Mrs Louise Thorpe

Location

Address
Claramount Road
Postcode
DE75 7HS
Town
Heanor
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Heanor, Derbyshire, 90 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 42.2%.

Open schools in Heanor
9
Primary schools in Heanor
8
Academies among open schools in Heanor
44% (4)
Open schools in DE75
10
Primary in DE75
8
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.0%

    0.2 miles away

  • Laceyfields Academy

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    • Absence9.5%

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  • Mundy CofE Junior School

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    • KS235%
    • Absence4.0%

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  • Coppice Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS268%
    • Absence5.8%

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  • Corfield CofE Infant School

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    • Absence6.3%

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  • Langley Mill Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.6%

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  • Aldercar Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 2–7

    • Absence4.3%

    1.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Louise Thorpe
Telephone
01773712505

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