Cavendish Close Infant School
Wood Road, Derby, DE21 4LY
287 pupils · 106% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Derby
- Free school meals
- 24.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 5 May 2022, published 26 June 2022. 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 — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 68 | 65 | 111 | 67 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 80 | 70 | 141 | 78 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 69 | 63 | 105 | 68 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 78 | 67 | 98 | 76 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 67 | 60 | 98 | 66 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 46 | 83 | 56 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 74 | 62 | 103 | 67 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 89 | 72 | 117 | 83 |
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
- Cavendish Close Junior Academy 0.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Chaddesden Park Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Parkview Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Roe Farm Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Breadsall Hill Top Primary School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.