Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School
Chestnut Avenue, Eckington, S21 4BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Birch
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 112543
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246433205
About this school
Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School is a community primary school in Eckington. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 63 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Birk Hill Infant & 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Birk Hill Infant & 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 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 31.1% | 63 | — |
| Eckington Junior School | 39% | 6.4% | 33.1% | 120 | 0.6 miles |
| Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School | 47% | 3.6% | 34.5% | 215 | 0.9 miles |
| Marsh Lane Primary School | 90% | 5.1% | 18.3% | 147 | 0.9 miles |
| Mosborough Primary School | 69% | 5% | 13.6% | 417 | 1.5 miles |
| Halfway Junior School | 69% | 4.4% | 30.9% | 200 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 13 September 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.08%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eckington Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Marsh Lane Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Mosborough Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Halfway Junior School1.6 miles
Primary · Sheffield
Common questions
- What ages does Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School teach?
- Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Eckington.
- Who is the headteacher of Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School is Mrs Sue Birch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birk Hill Infant & 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 Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School?
- Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School has 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School full?
- Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School has capacity for 150 pupils and 63 on roll (42%), so it has space against 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 Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Birk Hill Infant & 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 Birk Hill Infant & 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 15 July 2026.