Larklands Infant School
Community primary school in Ilkeston (Derbyshire).
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Oct 2024
Early years (EYFS)
-
not published
Attendance rate
94.3%
▼ 0.5pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.2
▼ 1.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
31.0%
▲ 6pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
22.8%
▲ 7pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
81%
145 / 179 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
0.0%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Derbyshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 5.7% | joint 5,262nd highest of 16,262 (41 schools have the same figure) | 97th highest of 344 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1.6% | joint 5,272nd highest of 16,262 (59 schools have the same figure) | joint 64th highest of 344 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 1.3% | joint 5,062nd highest of 16,268 (33 schools have the same figure) | 121st highest of 344 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 3.2 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.65% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 31% | joint 4,833rd highest of 16,710 (28 schools have the same figure) | joint 140th highest of 353 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 24.8% | joint 3,682nd highest of 16,706 (58 schools have the same figure) | 112th highest of 353 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 22.8% | joint 2,181st highest of 16,706 (39 schools have the same figure) | 75th highest of 353 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 2.1% | joint 12,920th highest of 16,706 (303 schools have the same figure) | joint 260th highest of 353 (5 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 7.1 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 9 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 5.8 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 20.4 | joint 9,185th highest of 16,147 (180 schools have the same figure) | joint 158th highest of 341 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 11.2 | joint 6,704th highest of 16,163 (312 schools have the same figure) | joint 132nd highest of 342 (11 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 0% | joint 13,146th highest of 16,165 (3,020 schools have the same figure) | joint 221st highest of 342 (122 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 66.7% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 5.9 | - | - |
| Places | 2023/24 | 180 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 125 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 30.6% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 23/10/2024 (school year 2024/25): Ungraded inspection (no grade given)
- 11/12/2014 (school year 2014/15): Good
- 04/05/2010 (school year 2009/10): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence5.7% 2024/25
This school
5.3%
2016/17
4.4%
2017/18
4.4%
2018/19
4.7%
2020/21
6.2%
2021/22
5.3%
2022/23
6.1%
2023/24
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1.6% 2024/25
This school
1%
2016/17
1.2%
2017/18
1.4%
2018/19
0.5%
2020/21
1.5%
2021/22
1.3%
2022/23
1.7%
2023/24
1.6%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once1.3% 2024/25
This school
0.4%
2017/18
0.5%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
1.1%
2020/21
0.6%
2021/22
1.2%
2022/23
1.9%
2023/24
1.3%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils3.2 2024/25
This school
1.8
2017/18
1.4
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
4.6
2020/21
1.1
2021/22
3.1
2022/23
4.3
2023/24
3.2
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.65% 2024/25
This school
0.44%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.57%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.65%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)31% 2025/26
This school
23.8%
2019/20
31%
2020/21
33.7%
2021/22
37.7%
2022/23
35.8%
2023/24
30.5%
2024/25
31%
2025/26
Any SEN24.8% 2025/26
This school
16.3%
2019/20
19.5%
2020/21
22.5%
2021/22
19.1%
2022/23
30.9%
2023/24
31.2%
2024/25
24.8%
2025/26
SEN support22.8% 2025/26
This school
15.3%
2019/20
19%
2020/21
21.9%
2021/22
19.1%
2022/23
29.6%
2023/24
28.6%
2024/25
22.8%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans2.1% 2025/26
This school
1%
2019/20
0.6%
2020/21
0.6%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
1.2%
2023/24
2.6%
2024/25
2.1%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)7.1 2024/25
This school
8.1
2017/18
9.1
2018/19
8.1
2019/20
8.9
2020/21
6.9
2021/22
6.6
2022/23
8.1
2023/24
7.1
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)9 2024/25
This school
9
2017/18
10
2018/19
9
2019/20
10
2020/21
8
2021/22
8
2022/23
10
2023/24
9
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.8 2024/25
This school
11.4
2017/18
10.5
2018/19
8.4
2019/20
8.7
2020/21
8.2
2021/22
7.1
2022/23
6.5
2023/24
5.8
2024/25
Pupils per teacher20.4 2024/25
This school
25.2
2017/18
21.5
2018/19
23.1
2019/20
18.7
2020/21
24.1
2021/22
23.8
2022/23
18.8
2023/24
20.4
2024/25
Pupils per adult11.2 2024/25
This school
10.5
2017/18
10.0
2018/19
11.3
2019/20
9.4
2020/21
11.0
2021/22
11.5
2022/23
10.4
2023/24
11.2
2024/25
Teacher turnover0% 2024/25
This school
12.3%
2017/18
22%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
18%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
15.2%
2022/23
12.3%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence66.7% 2024/25
This school
70%
2016/17
50%
2017/18
60%
2018/19
60%
2020/21
75%
2021/22
62.5%
2022/23
60%
2023/24
66.7%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)5.9 2024/25
This school
3.6
2016/17
4.1
2017/18
3.0
2018/19
2.6
2020/21
2.8
2021/22
1.5
2022/23
4.5
2023/24
5.9
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places180 2023/24
This school
179
2015/16
179
2016/17
179
2017/18
179
2018/19
179
2020/21
179
2021/22
180
2022/23
180
2023/24
Pupils125 2023/24
This school
168
2015/16
168
2016/17
167
2017/18
158
2018/19
148
2020/21
139
2021/22
136
2022/23
125
2023/24
Unfilled places30.6% 2023/24
This school
6.1%
2015/16
6.1%
2016/17
6.7%
2017/18
11.7%
2018/19
17.3%
2020/21
22.3%
2021/22
24.4%
2022/23
30.6%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 5.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% | - | 4.7% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 5.7% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | - | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.6% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.44% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.57% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.65% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 23.8% | 31% | 33.7% | 37.7% | 35.8% | 30.5% | 31% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 16.3% | 19.5% | 22.5% | 19.1% | 30.9% | 31.2% | 24.8% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 15.3% | 19% | 21.9% | 19.1% | 29.6% | 28.6% | 22.8% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 7.1 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 10.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.8 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 22.6 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 21.5 | 23.1 | 18.7 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 18.8 | 20.4 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 10.3 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 11.2 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 42.9% | 4.5% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 22% | 0% | 18% | 0% | 15.2% | 12.3% | 0% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 75% | 90% | 70% | 50% | 60% | - | 60% | 75% | 62.5% | 60% | 66.7% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 7.1 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | - | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | - |
| Places | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | - | 179 | 179 | 180 | 180 | - | - |
| Pupils | 167 | 168 | 168 | 167 | 158 | - | 148 | 139 | 136 | 125 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 6.7% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 11.7% | - | 17.3% | 22.3% | 24.4% | 30.6% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 68% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 67% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 1.3% | 2024/25 | Higher than 69% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.2 | 2025/26 | Higher than 30% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 8.2 | 2025/26 | Higher than 12% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 0% | 2024/25 | Higher than 0% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 5.9 | 2024/25 | Higher than 77% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 31% | 2025/26 | Higher than 71% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 24.8% | 2025/26 | Higher than 78% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 21% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 8.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 45% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 145 | year not recorded | Higher than 22% of schools | 16,437 |
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