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Harrington Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school69 pupilsNurseryDerby
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingConfirmed by Ofsted, May 2023
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher34.3School workforce census
Pupils on roll69Census January 2026

Harrington Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Derby for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 69 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.

Harrington Street, Peartree, Derby, DE23 8PE01332 769821harrington.derby.sch.ukMrs Helen Kelk headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 4 May 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Derby council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll69Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English68%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%8 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls28 / 41
White British pupils12%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (7), Vision impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll697476737173
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%1%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language68%30%66%59%65%52%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–10%13%22%18%16%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–0%0%0%0%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers2.0full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher34.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£58,398
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£11,265England £7,738. Total £451k
Income per pupil£13,999England £7,697. Total £560k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,283England £3,480
Money in reserve25%A lot put by: £137k, £3,431 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£109kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£11,265spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m88512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate73 per 1,000 people20% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop160 mRandolph Road, 14 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Pear Tree Infant SchoolCouncil170 m266Good 20223Compare
Pear Tree Community Junior SchoolAcademy170 m355Good 20215Compare
Normanton House SchoolIndependent610 m136Not inspected–Compare
Village Primary AcademyAcademy620 m700Good 202224Compare
Hardwick Primary SchoolAcademy640 m589No overall grade 20259Compare
Arboretum Primary SchoolAcademy770 m607Good 20247Compare
Dale Community Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles545Good 202313Compare
Akaal Primary SchoolFree school0.7 miles213Requires improvement 202212Compare
All schools in DerbyBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Harrington Nursery School a good school?

Harrington Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in May 2023.

What is Harrington Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Harrington Nursery School outstanding at its last full inspection on 4 May 2023.

How many pupils does Harrington Nursery School have?

69 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Harrington Street, Peartree, Derby, DE23 8PE
Telephone
01332 769821
Website
www.harrington.derby.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Kelk
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Derby
Ward
Normanton
Constituency
Derby South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
112474 · LAESTAB 8311008
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from