Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School
Beauvale Drive, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, DE7 8RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Katy Latchford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 112570
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159302064
About this school
Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Ilkeston. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 229 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Cotmanhay Infant and 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 275 |
| 2023/24 | 257 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7% | 72.1% | 229 | — |
| Cotmanhay Junior School | 38% | 7% | 67.6% | 273 | 0.0 miles |
| Granby Junior School | 46% | 4.9% | 35.7% | 286 | 0.7 miles |
| Charlotte Nursery and Infant School | — | 5.4% | 33.9% | 288 | 0.7 miles |
| Awsworth Primary and Nursery School | 59% | 4.6% | 23.3% | 262 | 1.1 miles |
| Chaucer Junior School | 63% | 4.7% | 47.4% | 233 | 1.3 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
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.11%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 7.02%
- Persistent absence
- 23.26%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cotmanhay Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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Granby Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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Charlotte Nursery and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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Awsworth Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Chaucer Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
Other schools in Ilkeston
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Junior School Primary
- Cotmanhay Junior School Primary
- Dallimore Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Field House Infant School Primary
- Granby Junior School Primary
- Hallam Fields Junior School Primary
- Horsley Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Kensington Junior Academy Primary
- Ladywood Primary School Primary
- Larklands Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Ilkeston.
- Who is the headteacher of Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School is Miss Katy Latchford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cotmanhay Infant and 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 Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School?
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School full?
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 240 pupils and 229 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cotmanhay Infant and 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 Cotmanhay Infant and 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.