Riddings Infant and Nursery School
West Street, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Farnsworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 112496
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773602767
About this school
Riddings Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Alfreton. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riddings Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Riddings Infant and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riddings Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 37.6% | 201 | — |
| Riddings Junior School | 56% | 4% | 42.2% | 236 | 0.2 miles |
| Somerlea Park Junior School | 51% | 6.3% | 64.3% | 136 | 0.5 miles |
| Somercotes Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.8% | 52.5% | 92 | 0.7 miles |
| Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School | 54% | 5.3% | 81.8% | 126 | 0.9 miles |
| Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 5.1% | 36.8% | 174 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.57%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.56%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Riddings Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Somerlea Park Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ironville
-
Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School1.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Alfreton
- Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Copthorne Community Infant School Primary
- Croft Infant School Primary
- Glebe Junior School Primary
- Leys Junior School Primary
- Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Morton Primary Academy Primary
- Newton Primary School Primary
- Riddings Junior School Primary
- Shirland Primary School Primary
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Riddings Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Alfreton.
- Who is the headteacher of Riddings Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Riddings Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Rachel Farnsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riddings Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riddings Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Riddings Infant and Nursery School?
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Riddings Infant and Nursery School full?
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 180 pupils and 201 on roll (112%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Riddings Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Riddings Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Riddings Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Riddings Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Riddings Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Riddings Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Riddings Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.