Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Eckington, Derbyshire
Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School is a primary school in Eckington, Derbyshire for ages 3–7 (community school).
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Key facts
- Address
- Chestnut Avenue, Eckington, S21 4BE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 63 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and safe at Birk Hill Infant and Nursery School.”
- “They are welcomed into a calm, friendly and supportive environment, where many are keen to learn.”
- “Pupils benefit from well-established routines and increasingly high expectations of behaviour.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, pupils do not achieve well.”
- “As a result, some pupils are not well prepared for the next stage of their learning.”
- “At times, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive work that does not take enough account of what they know and can do.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 8 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.
- Eckington Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Marsh Lane Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Renishaw Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ridgeway Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary 2.2 mi School remains Good
- St Giles CofE Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade