Croft Infant School
Marshall Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Swain
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- URN
- 112493
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773832307
About this school
Croft Infant School is a community primary school in Alfreton. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 166 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Croft Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Croft Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 154 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Croft Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 39.6% | 166 | — |
| Woodbridge Junior School | 43% | 6.1% | 50% | 226 | 0.1 miles |
| Copthorne Community Infant School | — | 6.6% | 52.6% | 96 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy | 80% | 4.1% | 16.7% | 225 | 0.5 miles |
| Leys Junior School | 58% | 4.9% | 47.3% | 160 | 0.6 miles |
| Somercotes Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.8% | 52.5% | 92 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report23 October 2024
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.64%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 14.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodbridge Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Copthorne Community Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Leys Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Alfreton
-
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Alfreton
Other schools in Alfreton
- Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Copthorne Community Infant School Primary
- Glebe Junior School Primary
- Leys Junior School Primary
- Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Morton Primary Academy Primary
- Newton Primary School Primary
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Riddings Junior School Primary
- Shirland Primary School Primary
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Croft Infant School teach?
- Croft Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Alfreton.
- Who is the headteacher of Croft Infant School?
- The headteacher of Croft Infant School is Mrs Sally Swain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Croft Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Croft Infant 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 many pupils are at Croft Infant School?
- Croft Infant School has 166 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Croft Infant School full?
- Croft Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 166 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Croft Infant School a faith school?
- No. Croft Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Croft Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Croft Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Croft Infant School's absence rate?
- Croft Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Croft Infant 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 Croft Infant 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.