Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School

Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School demonstrates strong performance, with a significant emphasis on safeguarding, fostering a safe and open culture for pupils. The school excels in supporting early years education, ensuring that children make a great start to their learning, although achievement in writing requires ongoing improvement. There is a positive atmosphere where pupils enjoy learning and display commendable behavior, enhancing their overall school experience. Overall, the school is effectively addressing the needs of its diverse pupil population, including those who are disadvantaged or have special educational needs. While there are notable strengths in attendance and behavior, the school is on a continuous path to enhance writing skills and promote a deeper understanding of cultural diversity and fundamental British values among pupils.

Strengths

• Strong commitment to safeguarding and pupil well-being.
• Effective early years curriculum promoting foundational skills.
• High expectations for attendance with a recent improvement trend.
• Supportive environment leading to very good pupil behavior.
• Well-designed curriculum across all subjects.
• Strong focus on reading and mathematics achievement.
• Effective use of skilled support staff to enhance learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Writing skills not yet on par with reading and mathematics.
• Variable understanding of fundamental British values and cultural diversity.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 1.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 45.4% of pupils at Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School received £10,317 and spent £10,515 for each of its 199 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £136,000 (£684 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School have?

Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School has 229 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School cover?

Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School?

Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School is at Beauvale Drive, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8RR.