Shelton Infant School

Shelton Infant School has made significant strides since its last inspection, improving its overall effectiveness to a good rating. Pupils enjoy their time at school and demonstrate high levels of respect for one another and enthusiasm for learning. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, enabling pupils to acquire knowledge and skills effectively across various subjects, with a strong emphasis on reading and mathematics. Additionally, the school's nurturing environment fosters positive behaviours and relationships among pupils, contributing to their personal development and sense of safety.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe.
• The school has a well-planned and ambitious curriculum.
• Strong emphasis on reading with skilled phonics instruction.
• Pupils with SEND receive good support and make progress.
• Excellent engagement with parents and community events.
• Pupils demonstrate a love of learning and using ambitious vocabulary.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils struggle with writing accuracy and make repetitive mistakes.
• Some pupils find it difficult to recall key knowledge in certain subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Shelton Infant School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Shelton Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Shelton Infant School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.8% of pupils at Shelton Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Shelton Infant School received £7,935 and spent £7,759 for each of its 194 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £510,000 (£2,631 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Shelton Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shelton Infant School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Shelton Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Shelton Infant School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Shelton Infant School have?

Shelton Infant School has 194 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shelton Infant School cover?

Shelton Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Shelton Infant School?

Shelton Infant School is at Carlton Avenue, Shelton Lock, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 9EJ.