Clowne is a small town in North-East Derbyshire near to Chesterfield and
the Peak District.
It has a population of 7448 people. It used to be a mining area,
but now small factories are the only industries in the area.
It is thought that the name Clown was originally a Celtic word "clunies",
meaning a marshy, wet area. Until 1927 the name was spelt without the "e" - Clown. It was changed to save the people having jokes made about them.


Our School

Clowne Junior School is a County Co-educational Junior School for children who are 7 to 11 years old. This year we have approximately 340 children on roll and our maximum intake is set at 80 pupils.

The school is housed in a new building opened in October 1984. The building has a Hall with permanent PE apparatus and is used for Assembly, PE and Drama. Adjacent to the Hall is the Dining Room which is also used occasionally as a classroom.

The school is built around a project area which is an open quadrangle. There are four teaching areas, each consisting of a classroom, two homebays and an open area. We also have a Library cum Resource area and changing rooms.

The school day

Pupils should not normally come to school before 8.40am. Supervision of the playground is available from this time.