Tibshelf Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Alfreton, Derbyshire
Tibshelf Infant School is a primary school in Alfreton, Derbyshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 November 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- 144 High Street, Tibshelf, Alfreton, DE55 5PP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 140 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 November 2022
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming school with a warm, caring ethos.”
- “They say that they are happy at school because the teachers are kind and the lessons are interesting.”
- “The older pupils are proud of their roles as play leaders and ‘iVengers’.”
To improve
- “In several other subjects, leaders’ work to revise the curriculum is not fully complete.”
- “Leaders have yet to refine the curriculum in these areas, to ensure that pupils know and remember more over time in all subjects.”
- “Currently, too many pupils do not develop quickly enough as fluent readers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Town End Junior School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Newton Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Pilsley Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Morton Primary Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Westhouses Primary School 2.1 mi Good
- Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Park House Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good