Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy
Scarsdale Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, S41 8NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MINERVA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Lauren Kay
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Minerva Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 145520
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01246450634
About this school
Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy is a primary academy in Chesterfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 68 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Whittington Moor Nursery and 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 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85 |
| 2023/24 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 57.8% | 68 | — |
| Cavendish Junior School | 43% | 4.5% | 59% | 86 | 0.2 miles |
| Newbold CofE Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 48.1% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy | 31% | 6% | 60.4% | 227 | 0.7 miles |
| Mary Swanwick Primary School | 72% | 4.9% | 46.1% | 239 | 0.8 miles |
| Highfield Hall Primary School | 43% | 6.2% | 33.3% | 375 | 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)
- 57.81%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cavendish Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Newbold CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Mary Swanwick Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
-
Highfield Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chesterfield
Other schools in Chesterfield
- Abercrombie Primary School Primary
- Arkwright Primary School Primary
- Ashover Primary School Primary
- Barlborough Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Bolsover Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bolsover Infant School Primary
- Bramley Vale Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Brampton Primary School Primary
- Brimington Junior School Primary
- Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Brockley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy teach?
- Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Chesterfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy is Miss Lauren Kay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whittington Moor Nursery and 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 Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy?
- Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy full?
- Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy has capacity for 120 pupils and 68 on roll (57%), 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 Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy?
- Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy is part of MINERVA LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Whittington Moor Nursery and 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 Whittington Moor Nursery and 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.