Melbourne Infant & Nursery School
Packhorse Road, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Gibbs
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 139
- URN
- 112594
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332862325
About this school
Melbourne Infant & Nursery School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 139 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Melbourne 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Melbourne 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 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 175 |
| 2023/24 | 156 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Melbourne Infant & Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.5% | 10.9% | 139 | — |
| Melbourne Junior School | 78% | 4.4% | 16.6% | 226 | 0.1 miles |
| Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School | 53% | 4.2% | 19.9% | 147 | 1.8 miles |
| St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School | 50% | 3% | 2% | 58 | 2.0 miles |
| Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy | — | 4.7% | 16.2% | 187 | 2.4 miles |
| Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School | 55% | 3.4% | 16% | 107 | 2.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report12 May 2026
- 15 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.87%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.51%
- Persistent absence
- 7.37%
Location
Nearby schools
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Melbourne Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Derby
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Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Derby
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St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Derby
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Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Chellaston
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Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Melbourne Infant School to Melbourne Infant & Nursery School recorded 8 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Melbourne Infant & Nursery School teach?
- Melbourne Infant & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Melbourne Infant & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Melbourne Infant & Nursery School is Mrs Charlotte Gibbs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Melbourne Infant & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Melbourne 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 Melbourne Infant & Nursery School?
- Melbourne Infant & Nursery School has 139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Melbourne Infant & Nursery School full?
- Melbourne Infant & Nursery School has capacity for 210 pupils and 139 on roll (66%), 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 Melbourne Infant & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Melbourne Infant & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Melbourne Infant & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Melbourne Infant & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Melbourne Infant & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Melbourne Infant & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 8 September 2026.