Bennerley Fields School
Stratford Street, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Esteem Multi-Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 95
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 146052
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159326374
About this school
Bennerley Fields School is a special academy in Ilkeston. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 105 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bennerley Fields 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bennerley Fields 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.11%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 9.61%
- Persistent absence
- 25.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Esteem Valley Academy0.2 miles
Academies · Ilkeston
-
Blue Mountain Education0.7 miles
Special schools · Cossall
-
Progression 2 Work2.1 miles
Special schools
-
Jasmine House School2.5 miles
Special schools · Derbyshire
-
Westbury Academy3.6 miles
Academies · Nottingham
Other schools in Ilkeston
- Esteem Valley Academy Academies
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Junior School Primary
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery 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
Common questions
- What ages does Bennerley Fields School teach?
- Bennerley Fields School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is a special school in Ilkeston.
- Who is the headteacher of Bennerley Fields School?
- The headteacher of Bennerley Fields School is Mrs Jennifer Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bennerley Fields School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bennerley Fields 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 Bennerley Fields School?
- Bennerley Fields School has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Bennerley Fields School full?
- Bennerley Fields School has capacity for 95 pupils and 105 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Bennerley Fields School a faith school?
- No. Bennerley Fields School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bennerley Fields School part of an academy trust?
- Bennerley Fields School is part of ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Bennerley Fields School have?
- The schools register lists Bennerley Fields School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bennerley Fields School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Bennerley Fields School's absence rate?
- Bennerley Fields School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bennerley Fields School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bennerley Fields School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 10 July 2026.