School profile

Lons Infant School

Primary · Community school · Ripley, DE5 3SE

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Lons Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 23 Apr 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils40 of 79 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Annette Guthrie
Local authorityDerbyshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 112710.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils40
Girls21
Boys19
Eligible for free school meals27.5%
First language not English0%
SEN support5
EHC plan5
Average class size20

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
100%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Black African
0%
White and Asian
0%
Other mixed
0%
Indian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyshireEngland
Overall absence4.3%4.9%5.1%
Persistent absence15.2%11.6%13.2%
Severe absence3%0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)12
Applications (Reception)49
First preference applications (Reception)12
First preference offers (Reception)12
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places79
Pupils on roll55
Unfilled places30.4%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20
Pupils per adult8.5
Teachers (FTE)2
Teaching assistants (FTE)2.72
Support staff (FTE)3.78
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/253.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/252.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate25.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions5.2%
Permanent exclusion rate1.7%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Lons Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miNurseryRipley Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryRipley Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Unrated
0.7 miPrimaryRipley Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryRipley St John's Church of England Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.0 miSecondaryThe Ripley AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miPrimarySwanwick Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.4 miPrimaryWaingroves Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.5 miSecondarySwanwick Hall SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.6 miPrimaryCodnor Community Primary School Church of England ControlledVoluntary controlled school
Requires improvement
1.7 miPrimaryStreet Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Lons Infant School

What is Lons Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Lons Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 23 Apr 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How many pupils attend Lons Infant School?

Lons Infant School has 40 pupils aged 4 to 7, with capacity for 79.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.