Three Trees Infant Academy
High Street, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Westaby
- Sponsor
- Rise Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 150023
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283217675
About this school
Three Trees Infant Academy is a primary academy in Swadlincote. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Three Trees Infant Academy, 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Woodville Infant School (URN 112655).
Trends over time
How Three Trees 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% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Three Trees Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 46.3% | 202 | — |
| Three Trees CofE Junior Academy | 49% | 5.9% | 52.2% | 306 | 0.0 miles |
| Albert Village Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 14.7% | 234 | 1.0 miles |
| Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 40% | 7% | 23% | 86 | 1.0 miles |
| Belmont Primary School | 45% | 5.5% | 26% | 415 | 1.1 miles |
| Eureka Primary School | 43% | 4.1% | 32.2% | 144 | 1.1 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)
- 46.26%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.37%
- Persistent absence
- 18.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Three Trees CofE Junior Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Albert Village Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Belmont Primary School1.1 miles
Primary
-
Eureka Primary School1.1 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
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery 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
Common questions
- What ages does Three Trees Infant Academy teach?
- Three Trees Infant Academy teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Swadlincote.
- Who is the headteacher of Three Trees Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Three Trees Infant Academy is Mrs Jo Westaby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Three Trees Infant Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Three Trees 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 many pupils are at Three Trees Infant Academy?
- Three Trees Infant Academy has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Three Trees Infant Academy full?
- Three Trees Infant Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 202 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 Three Trees Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Three Trees Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Three Trees Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Three Trees Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Three Trees Infant Academy part of an academy trust?
- Three Trees Infant Academy is part of RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Three Trees Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Three Trees Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Three Trees 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 Three Trees 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.