Cavendish Close Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Derby (Derby).
KS2 RWM expected
66%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
79%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
78%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
73%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.4%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.3
▲ 2.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
37.5%
▲ 13pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
80%
288 / 360 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Cavendish Close Junior Academy is a primary school located in Derby. The school caters for boys and girls aged 7 to 11 and currently has 300 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 360. It is part of the THE HARMONY TRUST Ltd. The school is led by Mrs Michelle Tague.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Choir
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Netball
- Rugby
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
Key facts
- URN
- 144822
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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