John King Infant Academy

State-Funded School

john-king-infant-academy-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

BolsoverConstituency

NG16 6NBPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

John King Infant Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–7, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 90 pupils. John King Infant Academy is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

Black

Pupils

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 7
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 90
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: FLYING HIGH TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
17 Jun 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.