Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Derby
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Derby for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2023. Derby has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Waldene Drive, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0GZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derby
- Pupils on roll
- 296 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this inclusive school.”
- “They say that staff make them feel welcome when greeted each morning.”
- “Everyone treats each other with respect and relationships are positive.”
To improve
- “Some pupils occasionally struggle with school life.”
- “Pupils say that bullying sometimes happens.”
- “However, leaders have a little more work to do in a few subjects to make sure that pupils deepen their knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 71 first-preference applications, 71 offers in total, 71 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
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Derby published it, drawn 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.
- Oakwood Junior School 0.1 mi Good
- Wyndham Spencer Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Alvaston Junior Academy 0.4 mi Requires improvement
- Oak Grange Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Landau Forte Academy Moorhead 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Allenton Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published