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Three Trees Infant Academy

Primary · Swadlincote · DE11 7EA

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Inadequate

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: InadequateBehaviour & attitudes: InadequatePersonal development: Requires improvementLeadership & management: InadequateSafeguarding effective: No

Inspected 29 November 2022

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At a glance

202 pupils · 75% of 270 capacity

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
5–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
45.5% of pupils
English as additional language
4.7% of pupils
SEN support
21.5% of pupils
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils
Website
www.threetreesacademies.derbyshire.sch.uk
URN
150023

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

40 places offered · 38 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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)
7.2%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
21.3%
England 18.1%

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

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school

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£5,888
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.

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