Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
Queen's Drive, Swadlincote, DE11 0EGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School is a primary school in Swadlincote for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 449 schools in Derbyshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 22 October 2024, report published 17 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 22 October 2024
Pupils are happy at this welcoming school. The school's vision, 'Grow to be the best that we can be', is embedded throughout the school. Pupils, including those that are disadvantaged, achieve well from their different starting points. The school has strong systems in place to identify and support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils who access the school's SEND resource unit benefit from strong support and a well-adapted curriculum. The school prepares pupils well for the next stages of their education. The school is a calm and purposeful place to learn. In classrooms and on the playground, pupils behave well. Pupils strive to earn 'golden certificates' for trying their best. The school has high expectations of pupils' achievement and behaviour. This includes pupils with SEND. Pupils live up to these expectations. They have highly positive attitudes to learning. Pupils are well-mannered, courteous, and respectful. Pupils take pride in their leadership roles. These include acting as 'kindness captains' and school councillors. Pupils appreciate their involvement in celebrations, such as the recent harvest festival, and raising money for charities. These endeavours contribute to pupils' increasing understanding of what it means to be a positive and active citizen.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, the school has not ensured that pupils' misconceptions are identified and corrected in a timely manner. This means that some pupils do not develop an accurate body of knowledge as well as they could. The school should check that pupils' misconceptions are identified and resolved quickly, so that all pupils achieve as well as they could.
- The school does not have a carefully planned range of experiences to develop pupils' talents and interests. Pupils' wider curriculum experiences are limited. The school should develop a programme of wider curriculum activities that support pupils' personal development and help pupils explore what they are good at and things they enjoy doing.
Pupil numbers and mix
155 pupils on roll, with places for 180
Schools near Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Edward's Catholic Academy | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 45% met the expected standard |
| Springfield Junior School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 32% met the expected standard |
| Belmont Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 45% met the expected standard |
| Eureka Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 43% met the expected standard |
| Newhall Infant School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Nicola Price
- Phone
- 01283216883
- Address
- Queen's Drive, Swadlincote, DE11 0EG
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- URN
- 147811
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.