Somercotes Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–7 · Alfreton, Derbyshire
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Alfreton, Derbyshire for ages 3–7 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 February 2024.
Open on the map Unlock every school · £9.99
Catchment area for Somercotes Infant and Nursery School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
One payment, no subscription: 3 months of every school and nursery in England.
Key facts
- Address
- Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4LY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 92 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and safe at this well-led, nurturing school.”
- “There is a calm yet vibrant atmosphere.”
- “Pupils love coming to school and thoroughly enjoy learning.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the key knowledge pupils need to learn is not clearly identified.”
- “Pupils know and remember less than they should in these subjects.”
- “Absence rates are higher than they should be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 35 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.
- Somerlea Park Junior School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Riddings Junior School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Leys Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Woodbridge Junior School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Croft Infant School 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School 1.5 mi Good
- Copthorne Community Infant School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade