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Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School

Primary Ages 3-7 314 pupils Swadlincote
Ofsted: Good
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Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School is an academy converter in Swadlincote for pupils aged 3 to 7. It has 314 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in May 2017 of its predecessor, Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School.

Ofsted inspection: March 2024.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-7
Religion Does not apply
Address Pennine Way
Church Gresley
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 9EY
Reference Number 147398

General Makeup

Number of pupils 314
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.64%
Girls: 49.36%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 31.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 40 40 80
2 48 41 89

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.8%
White, Other 5.1%
White & Asian 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
African 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%

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

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 30 Jan 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
30 Jan 2024 School inspection
07 Sep 2019 Academy conversion letter
24 May 2017 Short inspection
Previously as Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School
04 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
09 Dec 2008 Full inspection:
12 Sep 2005 Full inspection:
24 Jan 2000 Full inspection

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 34 3
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School had 260 pupils for 270 places. 10 places (3.7%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Woodville/Church Gresley Primary” planning area

Derbyshire counted 168 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 181 in 2029–30, up 8%.

20212022202320242025
Places 270270270270270
Pupils 266266266268260
Unfilled 1.5%1.5%1.5%0.7%3.7%

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 Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School attended 95.1% 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

20212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.0%4.9%4.6%3.9%4.0%
Unauthorised absence 0.6%1.2%1.1%0.9%0.9%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.5%0.5%0.5%

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, 0.9% of pupils at Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.21.21.24.10.95.2
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 Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School had 21.3 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

2020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.814.012.813.112.913.711.0
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%0.0%10.9%4.7%7.5%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –64.7%72.2%55.6%50.0%52.6%–
Sick days per teacher –8.710.81.61.82.4–

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, 12.4% of pupils at Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% 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 18 1
Social, emotional and mental health 8 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 4 3
Moderate learning difficulty 5 0
No specialist assessment of need 3 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School received £6,856 and spent £6,891 for each of its 309 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £253,000 (£819 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of John Taylor Mat, income was £7,398 and spending £7,462 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £224,000£287,000£342,000£325,000£246,000£253,000
per pupil £712£913£1,093£1,077£802£819
In-year balance -£65,000£29,000£96,000-£20,000-£95,000-£11,000
per pupil -£208£94£307-£65-£309-£35

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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0 miles
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0.79 miles
Granville Academy
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1.36 miles
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1.46 miles
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2.48 miles
Pegasus School
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2.64 miles
Paulet High School
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2.65 miles
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4.09 miles
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4.37 miles
Ashby School
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4.45 miles

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Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School is part of John Taylor Mat, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

What is Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in May 2017 of its predecessor, Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School.

When was Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School have?

Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School has 314 pupils on roll.

What age range does Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School cover?

Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School?

Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School is at Pennine Way, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9EY.

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