Wirksworth CofE Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–7 · Matlock, Derbyshire
Wirksworth CofE Infant School is a primary school in Matlock, Derbyshire for ages 5–7 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 May 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Greenway Croft, North End, Wirksworth, Matlock, DE4 4FG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 47 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 May 2024
Strengths
- “Wirksworth Church of England Infant School is truly at the heart of its local community.”
- “Pupils are proud of their small, rural school.”
- “They are happy, polite and kind to each other.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, some activity choices that staff make do not help some pupils to deepen their knowledge and skills.”
- “This means that, at times, the delivery of the curriculum does not ensure that all pupils learn as well as they could.”
- “In the early years, staff do not use assessment robustly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 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.
- Wirksworth Junior School 0.1 mi Good
- Middleton Community Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cromford Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi Good
- Carsington and Hopton Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good
- Matlock Bath Holy Trinity CofE Controlled Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good
- Bonsall CofE (A) Primary School 2.5 mi Good
- Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged
- Lea Primary School 2.8 mi Outstanding