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Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School

Primary · Academy converter · Swadlincote, DE11 0EG

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Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 22 Oct 2024

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
TypeAcademy converter
Ages3 to 7
Pupils155
GenderMixed
Head teacherNicola Price
TrustESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityDerbyshire
Opened01 Apr 2020
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 147811.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils155
Girls68
Boys87
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.44.5%
First language not English8.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.120
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.33.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.33
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.40
Average class size19.8

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
89.7%
Other White
5.2%
Other mixed
2.6%
Irish
0.6%
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
African
0.6%
Chinese
0.6%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black African
0%

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

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher14.4
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.4.8
Teachers (FTE)9.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)17.83
Support staff (FTE)21.82
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/259.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/252.9
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 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)Places offered on national offer day.38
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.69
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.30
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.30
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

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

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyshireEngland
Overall absence9.7%, worse than England, worse than Derbyshire4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.33.3%, worse than England, worse than Derbyshire11.6%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.1%, similar to England, similar to Derbyshire0.9%1%

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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 Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimarySt Edward's Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.2 miPrimarySpringfield Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.4 miSecondaryThe Pingle AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.5 miPrimaryBelmont Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryEureka Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryNewhall Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miSecondaryMercia AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimaryFairmeadows Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryNewhall Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
1.0 miSecondaryGranville AcademyAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School

What is Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School is rated Good, last inspected on 22 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School made 38 offers from 69 applications (1.8 per offer), and 30 of 30 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School?

Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School has 155 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School?

Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School?

At Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School, the average class had 19.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 14.4 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School missed 9.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 33.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

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.