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Cotmanhay Junior School

Community school · Ilkeston · DE7 8RR

Ages 7–11 · 273 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

7.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-12-10

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)40%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.3%
Unauthorised4.1%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
319

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

273 pupils · 313 places

Pupils on roll
273
Boys / girls
150 / 123
School capacity
313
Capacity fill
273 / 313 (87%)
Free school meals
70.3%
FSM pupils
192
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Simon Robinson

Location

Address
Beauvale Drive
Postcode
DE7 8RR
Town
Ilkeston
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
Erewash
Constituency
Erewash
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 273 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 70.3%.

Open schools in Ilkeston
25
Primary schools in Ilkeston
20
Academies among open schools in Ilkeston
64% (16)
Open schools in DE7
25
Primary in DE7
20
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in IlkestonNear DE7

  • Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Ilkeston · DE7 8RR · Derbyshire

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM68.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.0 miles away

  • Granby Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Ilkeston · DE7 8DX · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM39.5%

    0.7 miles away

  • Awsworth Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG16 2QS · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM24.6%
    • Demand0.95

    1.1 miles away

  • Chaucer Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ilkeston · DE7 5JH · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM48.5%

    1.3 miles away

  • Chaucer Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ilkeston · DE7 5LN · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM39.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • The Florence Nightingale Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG16 3HB · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM40.7%
    • Demand0.90

    1.5 miles away

  • Springbank Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG16 3HW · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM42.5%
    • Demand1.33

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon Robinson
Telephone
01159322011
Website
http://www.cotmanhay-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk/

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