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Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy

Primary Ages 3-7 182 pupils Derby
Ofsted: Good
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Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy is an academy converter in Derby for pupils aged 3 to 7. It has 182 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2017 of its predecessor, Carlyle Infant and Nursery School.

Ofsted inspection: September 2023.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-7
Religion Does not apply
Address Carlisle Avenue
Littleover
Derby
Derbyshire
DE23 3ES
Reference Number 147125

General Makeup

Number of pupils 182
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.35%
Girls: 51.65%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 26.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 51.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 22 25 47
2 28 31 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 30.8%
White, British 28%
Indian 8.2%
Asian, Other 7.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.4%
African 4.4%
White, Other 2.2%
Mixed, Other 2.2%
White & Asian 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
Chinese 0.5%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Carlyle Infant and Nursery School, inspected in June 2017.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 12 Jul 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
12 Jul 2023 School inspection
06 Aug 2019 Academy conversion letter
20 Jun 2017 Short inspection
Previously as Carlyle Infant and Nursery School
20 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
20 Mar 2007 Full inspection:
14 Jan 2002 Full inspection

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 34 4
Third Preference 32 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy had 147 pupils for 180 places. 33 places (18.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Cluster 8 Primary” planning area

Derby counted 401 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 361 in 2029–30, down 10%.

20212022202320242025
Places 180180180180180
Pupils 171155141152147
Unfilled 5.0%13.9%21.7%15.6%18.3%

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 Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.1%5.3%5.5%3.0%3.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.8%1.8%1.8%2.8%2.4%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%1.6%0.9%1.9%1.8%

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, 0.5% of pupils at Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.60.5
Permanent exclusions 000000

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 Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.712.410.310.010.38.58.8
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%0.0%14.3%25.0%0.0%12.6%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –25.0%66.7%41.7%33.3%54.5%–
Sick days per teacher –1.15.76.42.61.5–

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, 15.9% of pupils at Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 17 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 5
Social, emotional and mental health 6 1
Physical disability 1 1

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 Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy received £7,804 and spent £8,587 for each of its 174 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £459,000 (-£2,638 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Harmony Trust Ltd, income was £7,256 and spending £7,263 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £32,000£130,000£91,000£59,000-£299,000-£459,000
per pupil £162£672£509£377-£1,782-£2,638
In-year balance -£26,000£5,000-£40,000-£65,000-£95,000-£136,000
per pupil -£134£28-£225-£420-£565-£783

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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The Bemrose School
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1.44 miles
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Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy is part of The Harmony Trust Ltd, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

What is Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2017 of its predecessor, Carlyle Infant and Nursery School.

When was Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy have?

Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy has 182 pupils on roll.

What age range does Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy cover?

Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy?

Carlyle Infant and Nursery Academy is at Carlisle Avenue, Littleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 3ES.

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