Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School
Community school in Eckington, Derbyshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 63 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Free school meals | 30.20% |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Address | Chestnut Avenue, Eckington, Derbyshire, S21 4BE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.birkhill.derbyshire.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01246433205 |
| URN | 112543 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 19 May 2026, published 25 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 13 September 2023, published 15 November 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Eckington Junior School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Marsh Lane Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Mosborough Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Halfway Junior School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Renishaw Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Halfway Nursery Infant School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Barrow Hill Primary Academy (primary school, about 3.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.