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Holmesdale Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school
The Avenue, Dronfield S18 2LR · holmesdale.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01246 413284
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 150
- At capacity · 150 places
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 29 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 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 50 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 54 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 53 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Holmesdale Infant School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 54
- 36% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied