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Chellaston Infant School

Primary · Derby · DE73 6TA

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 25 May 2023

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At a glance

215 pupils · 60% of 360 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
24.7% of pupils
English as additional language
12.1% of pupils
SEN support
20.4% of pupils
EHC plan
3% of pupils
Website
https://www.chellastoni.derby.sch.uk/
URN
146507

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

57 places offered · 54 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.4%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£7,004
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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