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Riddings Infant and Nursery School
Riddings Infant and Nursery School is a mixed local-authority maintained primary school in Alfreton, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 201 pupils aged 3 to 7. Ofsted graded quality of education as Good at its most recent inspection in March 2025. The 2026–2027 school year runs from 7 September 2026 to 23 July 2027.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Riddings Infant and Nursery School.
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Riddings Infant and Nursery School.
- 4 INSET Day school closed children
- 7 INSET Day school closed children
- 7 Nursery Stay and Play Session
- 8 School Opens Children
- 15 Welcome Meeting Year 1 2.30
- 17 Welcome Meeting Year 2 2.30
- 29 Individual Children Photographs
- 8 Flu Immunisations
- 9 Hello Yellow Day Children wear yellow s upport children's mental health
- 20 Parents Evening
- 21 Parents Evening
- 22 School Closes Children at the end of the school day
- 23 Family Fundraising Committee Halloween Disco
- 23 INSET Day school closed children
- 26–30 Half term
- 2 School Opens Children
- 17 Bedtime Read
- 18 Bedtime Read
- 25 Year 1 & Year 2 at Mansfield Theatre for Panto
- 1 Nursery and Reception Panto
- 4 Family Fundraising Committee Christmas Party
- 9 Christmas Dinner and Christmas Jumper Day
- 14 Term 2
- 15 Term 2
- 16 Term 2
- 18 School Closes Children at the end of the school day
- 21–31 Christmas Break
- 1 Christmas Break
- 4 Children Back School
- 19 Year 1 Yorkshire Wildlife Park
- 5 National Number Day
- 9 Safer Internet Day
- 12 School Closes Children at the End of the School Day
- 15–19 Half term
- 22 School Opens Children
- 4 World Book Day
- 9 Parents Evening
- 10 Parents Evening
- 19 Family Fundraising Committee Easter Disco
- 23 Year 1 Class Assembly Parents/Carers Invited
- 25 School Closes Children at the End of the School Day
- 26 Bank Holidays in Term Time
- 29–31 Easter Break
- 1–9 Easter Break
- 12 School Opens Children
- 13 Phonics Screening Meeting Year 1 Parents/Carers Invited
- 23 Family Fundraising Committee Race Night
- 26 Class Photographs
- 27 Reception Class Assembly Parents/Carers Invited
- 3 Bank Holiday School Closed
- 24 Year 1 & Year 2 Sports Day Parents/Carers Invited
- 25 Reception Sports Day Parents/Carers Invited
- 26 Nursery Sports Day Parents/Carers Invited
- 27 School Closes Children at the End of the School Day
- 28 INSET Days
- 31 Half term
- 1–4 Half term
- 7 School Opens Children
- 14 W/C Year 1 Phonics Screening Check
- 24 Market Place EYFS New Starters
- 9 Thursday 8 Year 2 Lea Green Residential
- 18 Family Fundraising Committee Summer Fun Day
- 21 Year 2 Leavers Disco
- 23 Year 2 Leavers Assembly and Picnic Parents/Carers Invited
- 26 INSET Days
Key dates (2026–2027)
- INSET Day school closed children Sep 4, 2026 Inset Day
- INSET Day school closed children Sep 7, 2026 Inset Day
- Nursery Stay and Play Session Sep 7, 2026 Term
- School Opens Children Sep 8, 2026 Term
- Welcome Meeting Year 1 2.30 Sep 15, 2026 Term
- Welcome Meeting Year 2 2.30 Sep 17, 2026 Term
- Individual Children Photographs Sep 29, 2026 Term
- Flu Immunisations Oct 8, 2026 Term
- Hello Yellow Day Children wear yellow s upport children's mental health Oct 9, 2026 Term
- Parents Evening Oct 20, 2026 Term
- Parents Evening Oct 21, 2026 Term
- School Closes Children at the end of the school day Oct 22, 2026 Term
- Family Fundraising Committee Halloween Disco Oct 23, 2026 Term
- INSET Day school closed children Oct 23, 2026 Inset Day
- Half term Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens Children Nov 2, 2026 Term
- Bedtime Read Nov 17, 2026 Term
- Bedtime Read Nov 18, 2026 Term
- Year 1 & Year 2 at Mansfield Theatre for Panto Nov 25, 2026 Term
- Nursery and Reception Panto Dec 1, 2026 Term
- Family Fundraising Committee Christmas Party Dec 4, 2026 Term
- Christmas Dinner and Christmas Jumper Day Dec 9, 2026 Term
- Term 2 Dec 14, 2026 Term
- Term 2 Dec 15, 2026 Term
- Term 2 Dec 16, 2026 Term
- School Closes Children at the end of the school day Dec 18, 2026 Term
- Christmas Break Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
- Children Back School Jan 4, 2027 Term
- Year 1 Yorkshire Wildlife Park Jan 19, 2027 Term
- National Number Day Feb 5, 2027 Term
- Safer Internet Day Feb 9, 2027 Term
- School Closes Children at the End of the School Day Feb 12, 2027 Term
- Half term Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
- School Opens Children Feb 22, 2027 Term
- World Book Day Mar 4, 2027 Term
- Parents Evening Mar 9, 2027 Term
- Parents Evening Mar 10, 2027 Term
- Family Fundraising Committee Easter Disco Mar 19, 2027 Term
- Year 1 Class Assembly Parents/Carers Invited Mar 23, 2027 Term
- School Closes Children at the End of the School Day Mar 25, 2027 Term
- Bank Holidays in Term Time Mar 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Easter Break Mar 29, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
- School Opens Children Apr 12, 2027 Term
- Phonics Screening Meeting Year 1 Parents/Carers Invited Apr 13, 2027 Term
- Family Fundraising Committee Race Night Apr 23, 2027 Term
- Class Photographs Apr 26, 2027 Term
- Reception Class Assembly Parents/Carers Invited Apr 27, 2027 Term
- Bank Holiday School Closed May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Year 1 & Year 2 Sports Day Parents/Carers Invited May 24, 2027 Term
- Reception Sports Day Parents/Carers Invited May 25, 2027 Term
- Nursery Sports Day Parents/Carers Invited May 26, 2027 Term
- School Closes Children at the End of the School Day May 27, 2027 Term
- INSET Days May 28, 2027 Inset Day
- Half term May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday
- School Opens Children Jun 7, 2027 Term
- W/C Year 1 Phonics Screening Check Jun 14, 2027 Term
- Market Place EYFS New Starters Jun 24, 2027 Term
- Thursday 8 Year 2 Lea Green Residential Jul 9, 2027 Term
- Family Fundraising Committee Summer Fun Day Jul 18, 2027 Term
- Year 2 Leavers Disco Jul 21, 2027 Term
- Year 2 Leavers Assembly and Picnic Parents/Carers Invited Jul 23, 2027 Term
- INSET Days Jul 26, 2027 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Riddings Infant and Nursery School with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Attendance 10% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Derbyshire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Riddings Infant and Nursery School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Riddings Infant and Nursery School than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.