Corfield CofE Infant School
Thorpes Road, Heanor, DE75 7GQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise McAlavey (Bignall)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Derby
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 112826
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773712893
About this school
Corfield CofE Infant School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Heanor. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 81 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Corfield CofE 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. 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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
Trends over time
How Corfield CofE 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 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Corfield CofE Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 29.6% | 81 | — |
| Howitt Primary Community School | 55% | 5.1% | 50.3% | 350 | 0.4 miles |
| Mundy CofE Junior School | 47% | 3.9% | 33% | 193 | 0.4 miles |
| Coppice Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 35.6% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Marlpool Infant School | — | 3.8% | 29.4% | 28 | 0.8 miles |
| Marlpool Junior School | 21% | 6.5% | 50% | 90 | 0.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.63%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 5.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Howitt Primary Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Mundy CofE Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Coppice Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Marlpool Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Marlpool Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Heanor
Other schools in Heanor
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Howitt Primary Community School Primary
- Laceyfields Academy Primary
- Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Marlpool Infant School Primary
- Marlpool Junior School Primary
- Mundy CofE Junior School Primary
- Heanor Gate Spencer Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Corfield CofE Infant School teach?
- Corfield CofE Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Heanor.
- Who is the headteacher of Corfield CofE Infant School?
- The headteacher of Corfield CofE Infant School is Mrs Louise McAlavey (Bignall), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Corfield CofE Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Corfield CofE 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 Corfield CofE Infant School?
- Corfield CofE Infant School has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Corfield CofE Infant School full?
- Corfield CofE Infant School has capacity for 90 pupils and 81 on roll (90%), 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 Corfield CofE Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. Corfield CofE Infant School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Derby.
- Does Corfield CofE Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Corfield CofE Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Corfield CofE Infant School's absence rate?
- Corfield CofE Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Corfield CofE 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 Corfield CofE 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.