Larklands Infant School
Park Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5DR
145 pupils · 81% of 179 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 33.1%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 October 2024, published 24 November 2024. 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 — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 37 | 31 | 82 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 42 | 37 | 91 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 43 | 43 | 82 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 28 | 98 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 38 | 115 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 37 | 37 | 112 | 37 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 38 | 32 | 109 | 37 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 59 | 134 | 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
- Kensington Junior Academy 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Chaucer Infant School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Chaucer Junior School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Field House Infant School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hallam Fields Junior School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
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.