Heanor South & Shipley Park

Summary

Heanor South & Shipley Park (E02006827) is part of Derbyshire local authority (view on map). Heanor South & Shipley Park has an approximate population of 7,900 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Heanor South & Shipley Park neighbours Heanor Gate & Aldercar, Heanor East & Langley Mill, Kilburn & Horsley, Cotmanhay, Breadsall, Little Eaton & Stanley Common, West Hallam, Eastwood Hall & Brinsley, Eastwood Town, Eastwood East, and Shipley.

Headlines

  • 45% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 21% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 3% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Heanor South & Shipley Park is the 91st least deprived area in Derbyshire (out of 99) with 52% of children living in low-income families, compared to 31% across Derbyshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Heanor South & Shipley Park, 45% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 31% in Derbyshire and 27% nationally.

45% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Heanor South & Shipley Park % in Derbyshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 45% 31% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 55% 69% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Heanor South & Shipley Park, 27% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Derbyshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

21% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England .

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Heanor South & Shipley Park % in Derbyshire % in England
No special educational needs 73% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 21% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Heanor South & Shipley Park, 7% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 10% in Derbyshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Heanor South & Shipley Park % in Derbyshire % in England
White 93% 90% 67%
Asian 1% 3% 14%
Black 2% 2% 7%
Mixed 3% 4% 7%
Other – 0% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Heanor South & Shipley Park with English as an additional language is 3%, compared with 5% in Derbyshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

3% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Heanor South & Shipley Park % in Derbyshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 3% 5% 22%
Known or believed to be English 97% 95% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Heanor South & Shipley Park has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Heanor South & Shipley Park
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Heanor South & Shipley Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Heanor South & Shipley Park has 7 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Heanor South & Shipley Park
All state-funded schools 7
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 6
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Heanor South & Shipley Park, there have been 3 full inspections of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard', and 2 were graded 'needs attention' (of 3).

Attendance and behaviour: 2 were graded 'expected standard', and 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 3).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard', and 2 were graded 'needs attention' (of 3).

Early years: 1 was graded 'expected standard', and 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 2).

Inclusion: 2 were graded 'expected standard', and 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 3).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard', 1 was graded 'needs attention', and 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 3).

Personal development and wellbeing: 3 were graded 'expected standard' (of 3).

Post-16 provision: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Heanor South & Shipley Park. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 3 0 0 1 2 0
Attendance and behaviour 3 0 0 2 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 3 0 0 1 2 0
Early years 2 0 0 1 1 0
Inclusion 3 0 0 2 1 0
Leadership and governance 3 0 0 1 1 1
Personal development and wellbeing 3 0 0 3 0 0
Post-16 provision 1 0 0 0 1 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 0 1 1 0
Attendance and behaviour 2 0 0 1 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 0 1 1 0
Early years 2 0 0 1 1 0
Inclusion 2 0 0 1 1 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 1 0 1
Personal development and wellbeing 2 0 0 2 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 0 1 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 0 1 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 1 0 0 0 1 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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