Croft Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Alfreton, Derbyshire
Croft Infant School is a primary school in Alfreton, Derbyshire for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 October 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Marshall Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 166 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming school where pupils are happy and safe.”
- “Parents and carers value the school’s nurturing ethos.”
- “Many parents comment that the school is not just a school, but like a family.”
To improve
- “How the curriculum is taught in these subjects does not always help pupils learn as well as they should.”
- “Pupils are sometimes unclear about the purpose of the activities they do.”
- “At times, teachers do not design learning activities that focus on the important information.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Woodbridge Junior School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Copthorne Community Infant School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi Good
- Leys Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi Good
- Somerlea Park Junior School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Swanwick Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged
- Westhouses Primary School 1.9 mi Good