Marlpool Infant School
Prospect Road, Marlpool, Heanor, DE75 7NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Thorpe
- Federation
- Marlpool Federation of Schools
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 28
- URN
- 112562
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773717647
About this school
Marlpool Infant School is a community primary school in Heanor. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 28 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marlpool Infant 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 Marlpool Infant 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 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 34 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marlpool Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 29.4% | 28 | — |
| Marlpool Junior School | 21% | 6.5% | 50% | 90 | 0.2 miles |
| Laceyfields Academy | — | 5.1% | 38.2% | 87 | 0.3 miles |
| Mundy CofE Junior School | 47% | 3.9% | 33% | 193 | 0.4 miles |
| Coppice Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 35.6% | 235 | 0.5 miles |
| Corfield CofE Infant School | — | 4.6% | 29.6% | 81 | 0.8 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)
- 29.41%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 7.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marlpool Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Laceyfields Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Mundy CofE Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Coppice Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Corfield CofE Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Heanor
Other schools in Heanor
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Corfield CofE Infant School Primary
- Howitt Primary Community School Primary
- Laceyfields Academy Primary
- Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Marlpool Junior School Primary
- Mundy CofE Junior School Primary
- Heanor Gate Spencer Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Marlpool Infant School teach?
- Marlpool Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Heanor.
- Who is the headteacher of Marlpool Infant School?
- The headteacher of Marlpool Infant School is Mrs L Thorpe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marlpool Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marlpool Infant 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 Marlpool Infant School?
- Marlpool Infant School has 28 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Marlpool Infant School full?
- Marlpool Infant School has capacity for 60 pupils and 28 on roll (47%), 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 Marlpool Infant School a faith school?
- No. Marlpool Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marlpool Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Marlpool Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Marlpool Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Marlpool Infant School is part of the Marlpool Federation of Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Marlpool Infant School's absence rate?
- Marlpool Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Marlpool Infant 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 Marlpool Infant 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.