Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–7 · Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Ilkeston, Derbyshire for ages 2–7 (community school).
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Key facts
- Address
- Beauvale Drive, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, DE7 8RR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 229 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “The school is a happy and safe place to learn.”
- “Pupils behave well and have positive attitudes to learning.”
- “They enjoy school, achieve well and thrive because they are well cared for.”
To improve
- “However, this is less secure than in reading and mathematics.”
- “Historically, attendance rates for all groups of pupils have been below the national average.”
- “Children typically make good progress from their exceptionally low starting points, although the proportion who achieve a good level of development by the end of the Reception Year is below the national average.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 45 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 45 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Cotmanhay Junior School 0.0 mi Not judged
- 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