John King Infant Academy
Church Street West, Pinxton, NG16 6NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Ingle
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 145328
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773303420
About this school
John King Infant Academy is a primary academy in Pinxton. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 90 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How John King Infant Academy 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 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 105 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John King Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.2% | 42.9% | 90 | — |
| Kirkstead Junior Academy | 93% | 6.8% | 42.3% | 216 | 0.1 miles |
| Longwood Infant Academy | — | 4.5% | 35.7% | 49 | 0.5 miles |
| The Brigg Infant School | — | — | — | 131 | 1.1 miles |
| Glebe Junior School | — | — | — | 365 | 1.2 miles |
| The Green Flying High Academy | — | 4.6% | 30.6% | 156 | 1.4 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
- 11 June 2024
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Ungraded inspection report8 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.86%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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Kirkstead Junior Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Pinxton
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Longwood Infant Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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The Brigg Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Alfreton
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Glebe Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Alfreton
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The Green Flying High Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Alfreton
Other schools in Pinxton
- Kirkstead Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does John King Infant Academy teach?
- John King Infant Academy teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Pinxton.
- Who is the headteacher of John King Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of John King Infant Academy is Mrs Anne Ingle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was John King Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John King Infant Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is John King Infant Academy?
- John King Infant Academy has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is John King Infant Academy full?
- John King Infant Academy has capacity for 120 pupils and 90 on roll (75%), 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 John King Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. John King Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does John King Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records John King Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs John King Infant Academy?
- John King Infant Academy is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is John King Infant Academy's absence rate?
- John King Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does John King Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for John King Infant Academy. 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 10 July 2026.