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Shirland Primary School

Community school · Alfreton · DE55 6BH

Ages 5–11 · 176 pupils · Derbyshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.7%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
154

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
52
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill88%

176 pupils · 200 places

Pupils on roll
176
Boys / girls
89 / 87
School capacity
200
Capacity fill
176 / 200 (88%)
Free school meals
37.4%
FSM pupils
65
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Louise Vessey

Location

Address
Park Lane, Shirland
Postcode
DE55 6BH
Town
Alfreton
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
North East Derbyshire
Constituency
Bolsover
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Alfreton, Derbyshire, 176 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 37.4%.

Open schools in Alfreton
33
Primary schools in Alfreton
25
Academies among open schools in Alfreton
42% (14)
Open schools in DE55
34
Primary in DE55
25
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in AlfretonNear DE55

  • Shirland Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Alfreton · DE55 6BH · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

    • FSM38.9%

    0.0 miles away

  • Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Alfreton · DE55 6JY · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM36.9%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Morton Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Alfreton · DE55 6HH · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM26.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Westhouses Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Alfreton · DE55 5AF · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM24.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Copthorne Community Infant School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Alfreton · DE55 7FF · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM43.8%
    • Demand0.93

    1.6 miles away

  • Croft Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Alfreton · DE55 7BW · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM39.8%
    • Demand0.97

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Louise Vessey

Official links