Field House Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Field House Infant School is a primary school in Ilkeston, Derbyshire for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 October 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lower Whitworth Road, Ilkeston, DE7 4LT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are welcomed in their classrooms each morning with a cheerful greeting.”
- “Adults shower pupils with kindness.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
To improve
- “In the foundation subjects, key knowledge is not yet identified precisely enough.”
- “The necessary work to address this has started but is at an early stage.”
- “Occasionally in key stage 1, learning activities are not fully successful in supporting pupils to remember the intended learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 71 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 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.
- Kensington Junior Academy 0.2 mi Good
- St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Hallam Fields Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Larklands Infant School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Chaucer Infant School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Chaucer Junior School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Ladywood Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Dallimore Primary & Nursery School 0.9 mi Good