Crich Church of England Infant School

Crich Church of England Infant School is performing well, demonstrating good overall effectiveness across all inspected areas. The school is characterized by a warm, nurturing environment where staff and pupils exhibit strong relationships. Pupils feel safe and enjoy high attendance, participating actively in lessons and engaging positively with their classmates during play. The curriculum is ambitious, and most pupils achieve strong outcomes in key subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics, indicating effective teaching and a supportive learning environment. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that all curriculum areas are clearly defined so that pupils can systematically revisit and retain key knowledge. Additionally, the school currently offers limited extracurricular opportunities, which restricts pupils from exploring a broader range of interests and talents. Addressing these concerns will further enhance the school's overall effectiveness and support all pupils in their development.

Strengths

• Nurturing and supportive school environment
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• High attendance and positive pupil behavior
• Ambitious curriculum with strong outcomes in reading, writing, and mathematics
• Effective phonics instruction and reading engagement
• Focus on communication and language skills in early years

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent depth of understanding in some curriculum areas
• Limited identification of key knowledge for systematic recall
• Few extracurricular opportunities for pupils

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 Crich Church of England Infant School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.0% 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 Crich Church of England 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 Crich Church of England Infant School had 15.9 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, 14.0% of pupils at Crich Church of England Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Crich Church of England Infant School received £11,431 and spent £11,246 for each of its 43 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £27,000 (£624 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 Crich Church of England Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crich Church of England Infant School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Crich Church of England Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Crich Church of England Infant School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Crich Church of England Infant School have?

Crich Church of England Infant School has 43 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crich Church of England Infant School cover?

Crich Church of England Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Crich Church of England Infant School?

Crich Church of England Infant School is at Bowns Hill, Crich, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5DG.