SCHOOL PROFILE

Tibshelf Infant School

Primary Community school URN 112640
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 150 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

16 November 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Derbyshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 140 135 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 61 43.6% of pupils
Male pupils 79 56.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.9%
6.9 pts below England
School 17.9%
Bolsover 37.6%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.0%
10.3 pts below England
School 10.0%
Bolsover 6.3%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bolsover 0.1%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.1%
129
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
4
Any other White background
2.9%
4
Indian
1.4%
2
White and Black African
0.7%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 27.9% 39 of 140 pupils
7.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.9%
Bolsover 22.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.4% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 6.6 pts above
EHC plans 6.4% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 0.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Other difficulty or disability 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.41%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.81 pts lower than England
School 5.41%
Bolsover 5.81%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.58%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.23 pts lower than England
School 14.58%
Bolsover 14.21%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Bolsover 1.38%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.3% 5.1 pts above England
Tibshelf Infant School
93.3%
Bolsover
83.4%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information