Primary
Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School
Chestnut Avenue, Eckington, S21 4BE
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 63 of 150 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery
- Yes
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 6.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 8.3
- Pupils per adult
- 11.8
- Pupils
- 98
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
September 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
November 2019
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Chestnut Avenue, Eckington, S21 4BE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Derbyshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sue Birch
- Address
- Chestnut Avenue, Eckington, S21 4BE
- Telephone
- 01246433205