Riddings Infant and Nursery School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–7Mixed
West Street, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4EW
Headteacher · Mrs Rachel Farnsworth
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Key facts
Pupils201Capacity 180
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 25 March 2025
Free school meals33.3%
Ofsted
Inspection on 25 March 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in DerbyshireApplications for September 2026
60 of the 62 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered60
Applications97
First choice62
First-choice offers60
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School0.7 mi
- Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School0.9 mi
- Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School1.6 mi
- Swanwick Primary School1.6 mi
- Alfreton Nursery School1.8 mi