Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School is a state-funded primary school in South Derbyshire, East Midlands, for pupils aged 3 to 7 for boys and girls. DfE data records 155 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 180.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (22 Oct 2024). Admissions data records 30 first-preference applications and 38 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 22 Oct 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
Published 17 Nov 2024.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Derbyshire |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 38 |
| First-preference applications | 30 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 69 |
| First-preference offers | 30 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
16 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.1% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.73% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 89.7% |
| White other | 5.8% |
| Mixed | 3.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Other | 0% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
79% would recommend this school
19 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 90% |
| Feels safe | 90% |
| Well behaved pupils | 74% |
| Bullying dealt with | 16% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 85% |
| Concerns dealt with | 53% |
| SEND support | 69% |
| High expectations | 95% |
| Child does well | 85% |
| Progress updates | 74% |
| Subject range | 94% |
| Clubs & activities | 58% |
| Personal development | 74% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:55 – 15:15 |
| Breakfast club | 07:50-08:30 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
Check the school website for term dates, holidays and INSET days.
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