Alvaston Infant and Nursery School

Elvaston Lane, Derby, DE24 0PU

348 pupils · 129% of 270 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Community school
Ages
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Derby
Free school meals
27.1%

Ofsted

Good (2023)Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

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 26 April 2023, published 14 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry636113763
Sept 2025 entry828215782
Sept 2024 entry848313384
Sept 2023 entry889615288
Sept 2022 entry727213272
Sept 2021 entry686812368
Sept 2020 entry666413265
Sept 2019 entry827314979

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

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.