Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School

Academy converter·Infant school Chesterfield, Derbyshire·S43 1NT

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

15 first choices, 19 places

First choices per place

0.79

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 19 places

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.16

00.511.5

1 per place

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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 66
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

12.0%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

4.5%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

13.6%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

1.5%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

5.2%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

12.8%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

16.3

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£8,581

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Calow CofE VC Primary School Chesterfield · 0.6 mi 60.6 Hady Primary School Chesterfield · 1.0 mi 47.6 Inkersall Spencer Academy Chesterfield · 1.1 mi 55.7 Brimington Junior School Chesterfield · 1.2 mi 76.6 Hollingwood Primary School Chesterfield · 1.3 mi 50.9 Arkwright Primary School Chesterfield · 1.3 mi 37.6 St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School Chesterfield · 1.6 mi 42.2 Abercrombie Primary School Chesterfield · 1.6 mi 63.7

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School

Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 66 pupils aged 3 to 7 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School their first choice was offered one of its 19 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 16.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.