Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
Queen's Drive, Swadlincote, DE11 0EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Nicola Price
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Esteem Multi-Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 147811
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283216883
About this school
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School is a primary academy in Swadlincote. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 155 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. 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 Elmsleigh 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 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 163 |
| 2023/24 | 143 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.8% | 49.2% | 155 | — |
| St Edward's Catholic Academy | 45% | 5.8% | 24.6% | 248 | 0.2 miles |
| Springfield Junior School | 32% | 6.5% | 64.5% | 182 | 0.2 miles |
| Belmont Primary School | 45% | 5.5% | 26% | 415 | 0.5 miles |
| Eureka Primary School | 43% | 4.1% | 32.2% | 144 | 0.7 miles |
| Newhall Infant School | — | 7.1% | 45.2% | 175 | 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)
- 49.21%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.83%
- Persistent absence
- 26.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edward's Catholic Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Springfield Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Belmont Primary School0.5 miles
Primary
-
Eureka Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Newhall Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
Other schools in Swadlincote
- Albert Village Primary School Primary
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School Primary
- Donisthorpe Primary School Primary
- Eureka Primary School Primary
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School Primary
- Hartshorne CofE Primary School Primary
- Linton Primary School Primary
- Measham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Moira Primary School Primary
- Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School teach?
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Swadlincote.
- Who is the headteacher of Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School is Nicola Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elmsleigh 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 big is Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School?
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School full?
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School has capacity for 180 pupils and 155 on roll (86%), 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 Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School?
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School is part of ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Elmsleigh 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 Elmsleigh 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 10 July 2026.