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Schools in Erewash

  • 47State-funded schools
  • 37Primary
  • 6Secondary

Admissions are run by Derbyshire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
1.9
close to Derbyshire median (1.7)
Median school in Erewash
New Ofsted report cards
6of 47 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Derbyshire-wide
94%
Derbyshire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 6 schools of 47 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (5)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 30 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding1
  • Good26
  • Requires improvement2
  • Inadequate1

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 11 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education137–
Behaviour and attitudes173–
Personal development281–
Leadership and management155–

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Secondary schools in Erewash

6 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Wilsthorpe School Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 49.3 31%
Friesland School Good2023 2.3 applications per place 46.0 32%
Kirk Hallam Community Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 2.2 applications per place 40.6 48%
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Standards maintained2025 1.9 applications per place 44.4 30%
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy Good2024 1.5 applications per place 43.8 48%
The Long Eaton School Requires improvement2024 1.4 applications per place 41.3 35%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Erewash

37 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
St Laurence CofE Primary School Faith Good2021 3.6small intake applications per place 60% 36%
Morley Primary School 2026 3.5small intake applications per place 92% 13%
St Andrew's CofE Primary School Faith Good2022 3.3small intake applications per place 50% 18%
Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School Faith Good2023 2.9 applications per place 64% 24%
Parklands Infant and Nursery School Standards maintained2025 2.9 applications per place – 31%
Breadsall CofE VC Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 2.9 applications per place 88% 8%
Redhill Primary School Outstanding2023 2.6 applications per place 100% 9%
Brooklands Primary School Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 67% 46%
Dovedale Primary School Good2023 2.4 applications per place 65% 16%
Draycott Community Primary School Requires improvement2022 2.3small intake applications per place 75% 34%
Larklands Infant School Standards maintained2024 2.2 applications per place – 33%
Field House Infant School Good2023 2.1 applications per place – 30%
Little Eaton Primary School Remains Good2022 2.1 applications per place 67% 6%
Longmoor Primary School 2026 2.1 applications per place 58% 33%
Chaucer Infant School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.0 applications per place – 39%
Ladywood Primary School Good2023 2.0 applications per place 60% 48%
St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 70% 23%
Firfield Primary School Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 60% 18%
Dallimore Primary & Nursery School Good2023 1.8 applications per place 63% 44%
Sawley Infant and Nursery School Good2024 1.7 applications per place – 33%
Ashbrook Infant School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7 applications per place – 24%
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy Faith 2025 1.7 applications per place 81% 19%
Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School 2026 1.7 applications per place – 69%
Grange Primary School 2026 1.6 applications per place 52% 37%
Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place – 30%
Ladycross Infant School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.4 applications per place – 39%
Scargill CofE Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.2 applications per place 35% 14%
Ashbrook Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 60% 27%
Chaucer Junior School Standards maintained2025 no data 63% 49%
Cloudside Academy 2026 no data 70% 48%
Cotmanhay Junior School Graded · no overall grade2024 no data 38% 70%
Granby Junior School Graded · no overall grade2024 no data 46% 40%
Hallam Fields Junior School Remains Good2022 no data 44% 41%
Harrington Junior School Remains Good2022 no data 57% 36%
Kensington Junior Academy Good2024 no data 60% 51%
Sawley Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 60% 35%
Stanley Common Church of England Primary School Faith Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022 no data 0% 42%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

4 schools