Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available

Lons Infant School

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

personMrs Amanda Joynes

location_onRipley, DE5 3SE

language Visit Website phone 1773744319

verified

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

groups

Students

local_fire_department

Demand Ratio

1.0x

summarize

Lons Infant School is a Community school primary school in Ripley, serving ages 4-7. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

article

School Summary

Lons Infant School is a community school in Ripley, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 4-7. The school has approximately 58 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 12.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

06 December 2022

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

07 March 2017

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

20 March 2013

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

20 January 2010

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

06 November 2006

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

17 September 2001

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

Inspection Report

Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-04-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

info

Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-12-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-03-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-03-20

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-01-20

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

gavel

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

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

Suspension Rate

5.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.4%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

gavel Exclusion recorded

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 58 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	58	3	5.2%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	58	12	20.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	73	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	71	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	70	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	77	1	1.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	78	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	81	1	1.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	84	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	85	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	85	8	9.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	82	1	1.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	80	2	2.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	81	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	81	2	2.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	81	3	3.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	82	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	82	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	86	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	85	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	86	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	85	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	84	1	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	88	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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

accessibility_new

psychology_alt

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Top Primary Schools in Derbyshire

Other highly-ranked schools in the same local authority

View all arrow_forward

William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School

Outstanding

location_on Belper, DE56 4EB

emoji_events #1 in LA

All Saints CofE Junior School

Good

location_on Matlock, DE4 3LA

emoji_events #2 in LA

Etwall Primary School

Good

location_on Derby, DE65 6NB

emoji_events #3 in LA

Brockwell Junior School

Good

location_on Chesterfield, S40 4NP

emoji_events #4 in LA

Creswell Junior School

Good

location_on Worksop, S80 4JD

emoji_events #5 in LA

Abercrombie Primary School

Good

location_on Chesterfield, S41 7QE

emoji_events #6 in LA

View all schools in Derbyshire arrow_forward

Lons Infant 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

Top Primary Schools in Derbyshire

William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School

All Saints CofE Junior School

Etwall Primary School

Brockwell Junior School

Creswell Junior School

Abercrombie Primary School