Riddings Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Alfreton, Derbyshire
Riddings Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Alfreton, Derbyshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- West Street, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4EW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “This is a happy school with a great emphasis on kindness.”
- “The school’s ‘KINDER values’ are central to school life.”
- “Pupils try hard to follow the school’s expectations.”
To improve
- “Although the information from checks on pupils’ learning is often used effectively, this is not consistently the case.”
- “Sometimes, teaching is not adapted sufficiently when there are gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “As a result, pupils’ work is not consistently high quality.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 62 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Riddings Junior School 0.2 mi Standards maintained
- Somerlea Park Junior School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good
- Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Swanwick Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged
- Leys Junior School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Woodbridge Junior School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ripley St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.8 mi School remains Good