Shirland Primary School, Alfreton

From the headteacher's welcome: "Shirlan d Primary School is a happy school with a very positive and nurturing ethos. We believe that all children should be encouraged to 'be the best they can be ' in this supportive and hardworking environment. "...At Shirland, the central aspiration is for every pupil to be the best that they can be, in everything they do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include multi-sports and choir.

The school runs a breakfast club, from £4.00 per day.

Shirland Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 112620), 74% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Shirland Primary School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Shirland Primary School are Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles, 70% reading, 70% maths); Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School (1.1 miles); Morton Primary Academy (1.3 miles, 69% reading, 81% maths); and Westhouses Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 67% reading, 75% maths).

Shirland Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Christopher Nieper Education Trust, an academy trust.

38.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 34 pupils (19.4%) received SEN support and 2 (1.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Alfreton Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Leonard's Church (opposite), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Shirland Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).

In 2024/25, Shirland Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.