Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School
Chestnut Avenue, Eckington, S21 4BE
63 pupils · 42% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 25 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 8 | 22 | 9 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 13 | 32 | 13 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 18 | 38 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 20 | 43 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 32 | 21 | 53 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 31 | 28 | 57 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 24 | 45 | 25 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 50 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Eckington Junior School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Marsh Lane Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Mosborough Primary School 2.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Halfway Junior School 2.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Renishaw Primary School 2.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.