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Riddings Infant and Nursery School

Amber Valley, DE55 4EWPrimaryAges 3–7MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
53 1st-choice / 54 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Riddings Infant and Nursery School

Riddings Infant and Nursery School serves children from age three to seven in Amber Valley, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025 rated it Good across the board. While the school does not publish Key Stage 2 results — it only goes up to Year 2 — the local authority average for KS2 attainment in Derbyshire is 59, which gives a useful benchmark for what children here will be working towards when they move on. What stands out is that the school is significantly oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 94 applications for just 54 places, with 53 of those going to first-preference families. That oversubscription ratio of 1.74 suggests strong local demand, and it’s worth noting that the school is already over capacity, with 207 pupils against a stated capacity of 180. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 35.4 per cent, which is above the national average and gives a sense of the community the school serves.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressWest Street, Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 4EW
HeadteacherRachel Farnsworth
Local AuthorityDerbyshire
Number of Pupils207
Free School Meals (FSM)35.4%
School Capacity207 / 180 (115% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 7 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Art StudiosMusic RoomsDining HallForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

TennisNetballAthleticsCross CountrySwimmingCricket

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubArt ClubEco ClubChoirDramaGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

Source: riddingsinfantandnursery.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Riddings Infant and Nursery School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.