John King Infant Academy

Academy converter·Infant school Pinxton, Derbyshire·NG16 6NB

School type

Infant school

Ages 5–7

Key Stage 2 performance

John King Infant Academy is an infant school for pupils aged 5–7. 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%

30 first choices, 30 places

First choices per place

1.00

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 30 places

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00

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 John King Infant Academy 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

Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 5–7
Pupils on roll: 105
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

42.9%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

4.8%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

8.6%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.9%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

7.8%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

23.7%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

10.9

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,676

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Kirkstead Junior Academy Pinxton · 0.1 mi 95.4 Glebe Junior School Alfreton · 1.2 mi 40.3 Leys Junior School Alfreton · 2.2 mi 40.0 Somerlea Park Junior School Alfreton · 2.3 mi 36.6 Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School Alfreton · 2.3 mi 52.9 Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School Ironville · 2.4 mi 44.4 Riddings Junior School Alfreton · 2.5 mi 41.1 Newton Primary School Alfreton · 2.6 mi 60.2

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 John King Infant Academy

John King Infant Academy is a primary school in Pinxton, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 105 pupils aged 5 to 7 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted.

John King Infant Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 30 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.8%. There are about 10.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 43% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. 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.