Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School
Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School is a converter academy in Alfreton for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 65 pupils and room for 105. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2024.
Milton Avenue, Stretton, Alfreton, DE55 6GG01773 832707mickley.derbyshire.sch.ukMs Louise Vessey headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 14 May 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
57 places were empty (54% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
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 Derbyshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (8), emotional and mental health (5), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Physical disability (3), Severe learning difficulty (2), Hearing impairment (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.9% | 8.6% | 7.6% | 9.8% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.6% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 1.8% | 2.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.3% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 23.3% | 23.5% | 27.3% | 41.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Mickley Village Primary & Nursery School, the school this one replaced in May 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirland Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 175 | Good 2024 | 68 | Compare |
| Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 211 | Good 2019 | 25 | Compare |
| Morton Primary Academy | Academy | 1.2 miles | 103 | Requires improvement 2022 | 64 | Compare |
| Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.7 miles | 59 | Good 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| Wessington Primary School | Council | 1.8 miles | 96 | Good 2022 | 99 | Compare |
| Westhouses Primary School | Council | 2.1 miles | 83 | Good 2022 | 44 | Compare |
| Sharley Park Community Primary School | Council | 2.1 miles | 411 | Good 2023 | 21 | Compare |
| Holmgate Primary School and Nursery | Council | 2.5 miles | 247 | Good 2023 | 34 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School a good school?
Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it requires improvement at its last inspection in May 2024.
What is Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School requires improvement at its last full inspection on 14 May 2024.
How many pupils does Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School have?
65 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 105 places, so it is 62% full.
Is Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 57 places were empty in 2024/25 (54% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 94.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 23% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Milton Avenue, Stretton, Alfreton, DE55 6GG
- Telephone
- 01773 832707
- Website
- www.mickley.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Louise Vessey
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Christopher Nieper Education Trust (4 schools)
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Shirland
- Constituency
- Bolsover
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 May 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151658 · LAESTAB 8302314 · UKPRN 10097366
- Formerly
- Mickley Village Primary & Nursery School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.