Alvaston Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–7 · Derby
Alvaston Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Derby for ages 2–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Elvaston Lane, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0PU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 348 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “This is a happy and friendly school where children thrive.”
- “Pupils are well prepared for their next steps in education.”
- “They know who to talk to if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “However, leaders have not determined the most important knowledge pupils need to know and remember in some other subjects.”
- “However, leaders have not ensured that assessment is as well developed in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 61 first-preference applications, 63 offers in total, 61 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Derby published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derby.
- Alvaston Junior Academy 0.0 mi Requires improvement
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oakwood Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Wyndham Spencer Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oak Grange Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lakeside Primary Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published