Central Community Nursery School
43 Nuns Street, Derby, DE1 3LR
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 0 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Fearn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Ashgate Nursery and Central Community Nursery Schools' Federation
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 112472
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332342647
About this school
Central Community Nursery School is a nursery school in Derby. It teaches children aged 0 to 5 and has 89 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Safeguarding
- Not met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Trends over time
How Central Community Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77 |
| 2023/24 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitecross Nursery School0.2 miles
Nursery · Derby
-
Ashgate Nursery School0.4 miles
Nursery · Derby
-
Stonehill Nursery School1.2 miles
Nursery · Derby
-
Harrington Nursery School1.8 miles
Nursery · Derby
-
Lord Street Nursery School2.9 miles
Nursery · Derby
Other schools in Derby
- Ashgate Nursery School Nursery
- Harrington Nursery School Nursery
- Lord Street Nursery School Nursery
- Stonehill Nursery School Nursery
- Walbrook Nursery School Nursery
- Whitecross Nursery School Nursery
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Central Community Nursery School teach?
- Central Community Nursery School teaches children aged 0 to 5. It is a nursery school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Central Community Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Central Community Nursery School is Mrs Helen Fearn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Central Community Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Central Community Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Central Community Nursery School?
- Central Community Nursery School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 5.
- Is Central Community Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Central Community Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Central Community Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Central Community Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Central Community Nursery School?
- Central Community Nursery School is part of the Ashgate Nursery and Central Community Nursery Schools' Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Central Community Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Central Community Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- Does Central Community Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Central Community Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.