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Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sue Birch

location_onEckington, S21 4BE

language Visit Website phone 1246433205

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

110

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Eckington, serving ages 3-7. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School is a community school in Eckington, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 92 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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22 June 2021

Inspection Report

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02 March 2021

Inspection Report

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13 November 2019

Inspection Report

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10 November 2017

Inspection Report

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09 May 2017

Inspection Report

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30 April 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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12 May 2009

Inspection Report

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08 June 2006

Inspection Report

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01 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2023-09-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-11-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-11-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-05-09

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-04-30

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 92 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	92	1	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	87	1	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	118	1	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	110	4	3.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	105	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	127	2	1.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	121	1	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	149	1	0.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	142	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	133	1	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	135	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	135	1	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	118	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	154	1	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	141	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	133	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	146	1	0.7%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	160	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	156	1	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

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Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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