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Combs Infant School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school

Lesser Lane, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Combs High Peak SK23 9UZ · combsinfantschool.co.uk · 01298 813120

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
14
37% of 38 places
Local authority
Derbyshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
7.1%
First language not English
0%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 5 families put the school first and 5 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 10 (Places 10)10September 2023: 1 (Places 2)1September 2024: 5 (Places 5)5September 2025: 8 (Places 8)8September 2026: 5 (Places 5)5Places 5
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026551100%
September 2025Sept 2025881100%
September 2024Sept 2024551100%
September 2023Sept 2023210.5100%
September 2022Sept 202210101100%

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Combs Infant School on 1 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
100%
Replies
18
49% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲100% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 50% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲100% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 6% who had a child bullied

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