Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School

Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School has been judged as good in all areas during its first routine inspection. The school is described as a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy attending. They engage positively in lessons and extracurricular activities, and the staff is dedicated to supporting each child's educational and personal development. The commitment to high expectations and emotional well-being is evident, with pupils demonstrating good behaviour and a strong sense of community.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe.
• High-quality phonics teaching helps pupils learn to read well.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND allows them to learn alongside their peers.
• Effective personal development programme equips pupils with important life knowledge.
• Dedicated leadership fosters a supportive and motivated staff environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack the necessary disciplinary knowledge for deeper understanding.

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 Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% 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, 3.6% of pupils at Ironville and Codnor Park Primary 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 Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School had 17.5 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, 29.4% of pupils at Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.6% 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 2024–25 Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School received £9,116 and spent £8,258 for each of its 137 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £148,000 (£1,078 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Aspire and Shine Education Trust, income was £7,155 and spending £6,954 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Amber Valley · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School is part of Aspire and Shine Education Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Kirkby Woodhouse School Nottingham
• Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery) Nottingham
• Scotholme Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Oak Tree Primary School Mansfield
• Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School Nottingham
• Gunthorpe CofE Primary School Nottingham
• East Bridgford St Peters Church of England Academy Nottingham
• Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Nottingham
• Langar CofE Primary School Nottingham
• Muskham Primary School Newark

What is Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School have?

Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School has 126 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School cover?

Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School?

Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School is at Victoria Street, Ironville, Derbyshire, NG16 5NB.