Lons Infant School
Community primary school in Ripley (Derbyshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).On behalf of all the children, staff and governors, I would like to welcome you to our school website. It is designed to give you a flavour of our school and is packed with information that we hope you will find both useful and informative.
If you are a prospective parent looking for a place for your child, then please contact the school office where we will be delighted to help you. There is also information available on our Admissions and Transition page. We are a small infant school, with children between the ages of 4 and 7 years old.
Whilst they are with us in our school family, the children are nurtured and supported to promote their holistic development. Our school was built in 1974. It has 3 classrooms, a hall, a dining area, a library, a computer suite and a Positive Play/Nurture area.
We have 90 children maximum in school at any one time and we are lucky enough to have an extensive woodland on site which we use for forest school, science, art, stories and much, much more.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Fencing
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Archery
- Athletics
- Cross Country
- Mindfulness
- Multisports
- Cognitive Load Theory
- Little Wandle
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 112710
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sue Coackley | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Moss | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Shauni Edkins | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Susan Coackley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lianne Mills | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Bryan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Samantha Powell Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record