Wirksworth CofE Infant School

Wirksworth CofE Infant School is doing well in providing a good quality of education while fostering a nurturing and supportive environment for its pupils. The school operates at the heart of its community, where pupils demonstrate kindness and respect towards each other. Their high expectations have led to strong academic achievements, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, who are well supported. The overall leadership has effectively managed recent transitions following a merger, maintaining the school's standards despite the challenges of change.

Strengths

• Strong community involvement and support from parents
• Nurturing relationships between staff and pupils
• High expectations for learning and behaviour
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with good subject knowledge among staff
• Prioritisation of reading with effective support systems

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum delivery affecting some pupils' learning
• Assessment in early years not robust enough for precise tracking of progress

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 Wirksworth CofE Infant School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.0% 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 Wirksworth CofE 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 Wirksworth CofE Infant School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 37.5% 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, 6.4% of pupils at Wirksworth CofE Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Wirksworth CofE Infant School received £12,398 and spent £11,934 for each of its 47 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £31,000 (£666 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 Wirksworth CofE Infant School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Wirksworth CofE Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wirksworth CofE Infant School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Wirksworth CofE Infant School have?

Wirksworth CofE Infant School has 47 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wirksworth CofE Infant School cover?

Wirksworth CofE Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Wirksworth CofE Infant School?

Wirksworth CofE Infant School is at Greenway Croft, North End, Wirksworth, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 4FG.