Chaucer Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Chaucer Infant School is a primary school in Ilkeston, Derbyshire for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cantelupe Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5LN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “This is a caring and welcoming school where relationships are positive.”
- “The school is ambitious for all pupils to achieve well.”
- “In the core subjects of reading and mathematics, pupils are typically successful.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case in many other subjects, or in the early years.”
- “In these areas, pupils often struggle to remember what they have been taught.”
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 47 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.
- Chaucer Junior School 0.1 mi Standards maintained
- Larklands Infant School 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- Kensington Junior Academy 0.5 mi Good
- St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Field House Infant School 0.6 mi Good
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Granby Junior School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Hallam Fields Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good