Cotmanhay Junior School
Primary · Community school · Ages 7–11 · Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Cotmanhay Junior School is a primary school in Ilkeston, Derbyshire for ages 7–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 December 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Beauvale Drive, Ilkeston, DE7 8RR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 273 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 70.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “Cotmanhay Junior School has high expectations of all pupils.”
- “Daily, pupils do their best to live up to this.”
- “The school is a calm, caring and nurturing community.”
To improve
- “However, there are some weaknesses in how well pupils learn the curriculum.”
- “This means that pupils do not, over time, achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, pupils have an inconsistent recall of what they have learned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 38% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Granby Junior School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Chaucer Junior School 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Chaucer Infant School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Larklands Infant School 1.7 mi Standards maintained
- Marlpool Junior School 1.7 mi Good
- Marlpool Infant School 1.8 mi Not judged