Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School
Beauvale Drive, Ilkeston, DE7 8RR
229 pupils · 95% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 68.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 48 | 45 | 80 | 48 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 55 | 84 | 55 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 62 | 62 | 96 | 62 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 47 | 90 | 47 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 63 | 61 | 104 | 61 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 51 | 81 | 51 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 49 | 49 | 81 | 49 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 47 | 86 | 57 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cotmanhay Junior School 0 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Granby Junior School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Awsworth Primary and Nursery School 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Chaucer Junior School 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Chaucer Infant School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.