The Brigg Infant School, Alfreton
The Brigg Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 7 in Alfreton, part of Embark Multi Academy Trust. It was 82% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Brigg Infant School in detail
The Brigg Infant School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Located in the heart of South Normanton, The Brigg Infant School is a happy, vibrant community where our 130 young children learn and grow in six small classes. Our vision, "Working together, growing together, always trying our best," shapes everything we do."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, dance, ukulele and art.
The school runs a breakfast club, from £4.00 per day.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at The Brigg Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 21 families put The Brigg Infant School as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at The Brigg Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Brigg Infant School are Glebe Junior School (0.3 miles); The Green Flying High Academy (0.4 miles, Inadequate); John King Infant Academy (1.1 miles, Outstanding); and Kirkstead Junior Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 95% reading, 93% maths).
Glebe Junior SchoolThe Green Flying High AcademyJohn King Infant AcademyKirkstead Junior Academy
The trust
The Brigg Infant School is one of 29 schools run by Embark Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
35.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Black (5%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alfreton Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is South Street (adjacent), 120 metres away.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
The Brigg Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as The Brigg Infant School (URN 112623), it was rated Good in July 2019.
At a Glance
35.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.8
Avg class size
21.8
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with The Brigg Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Brigg Infant School.
- The Lime Tress at Green Flying High630m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
The Brigg Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Brigg Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Brigg Infant School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The Brigg Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
147 pupils
180 places
33 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Alfreton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Alfreton
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
22
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
22.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
131
Total Pupils
65
Boys
66
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
14.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,489
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at The Brigg Infant School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112623). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.7%
Overall absence
11.1%
Persistent absence
108
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
The Brigg Infant School
Questions parents ask about The Brigg Infant School
What is The Brigg Infant School's Ofsted rating?
The Brigg Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as The Brigg Infant School (URN 112623), it was rated Good in July 2019.
What is the catchment area for The Brigg Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When The Brigg Infant School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Brigg Infant School?
The Brigg Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 82% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at The Brigg Infant School?
Classes at The Brigg Infant School average 21.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Brigg Infant School?
The Brigg Infant School has around 131 pupils on roll. 35% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to The Brigg Infant School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The Brigg Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does The Brigg Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of The Brigg Infant School: The Lime Tress at Green Flying High (630m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near The Brigg Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Brigg Infant School?
The Brigg Infant School is at 39 South Street, South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 2DA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)