Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School is a primary school in Swadlincote, Derbyshire for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024.
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Catchment area for Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Queen's Drive, Swadlincote, DE11 0EG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 155 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this welcoming school.”
- “The school’s vision, ‘Grow to be the best that we can be’, is embedded throughout the school.”
- “Pupils, including those that are disadvantaged, achieve well from their different starting points.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, staff do not identify or resolve promptly the gaps and misconceptions that pupils have in their learning.”
- “This means that some pupils are not able to remember what they have learned, so they move on to new curriculum content before they are ready.”
- “However, there are limited opportunities for pupils to develop their interests and talents.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 30 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.
- St Edward's Catholic Academy 0.2 mi Standards maintained
- Springfield Junior School 0.2 mi Good
- Belmont Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Eureka Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Newhall Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Newhall Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School 1.1 mi School remains Good