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Spire Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
Derby Road, Chesterfield S40 2EU · spire-inf.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01246 234727
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 180
- 30 over 150 places · 120%
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 54.3%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 41 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Spire Nursery and Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Jan 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 39
- 19% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 49% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (26%) with SEND