Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School
Community school in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 229 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Free school meals | 68.60% |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Address | Beauvale Drive, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8RR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.cotmanhayinfants.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01159302064 |
| URN | 112570 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 17 November 2021, published 19 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Cotmanhay Junior School (primary school, about 0.0 km)
- Granby Junior School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Awsworth Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Chaucer Junior School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Chaucer Infant School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- The Florence Nightingale Academy (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Springbank Academy (primary school, about 2.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.