Esteem Valley Academy
Bennerley Avenue, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, DE7 8PF
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Wildrianne
- Sponsor
- Esteem Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 182
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 146055
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01158500820
About this school
Esteem Valley Academy is a special academy in Ilkeston. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 103 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Esteem Valley Academy 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 | 92 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 124 |
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)
- 72.58%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bennerley Fields School0.2 miles
Academies · Ilkeston
-
Blue Mountain Education0.7 miles
Special schools · Cossall
-
Progression 2 Work2.2 miles
Special schools
-
Jasmine House School2.4 miles
Special schools · Derbyshire
-
Westbury Academy3.7 miles
Academies · Nottingham
Other schools in Ilkeston
- Bennerley Fields School 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 year groups does Esteem Valley Academy teach?
- Esteem Valley Academy teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Ilkeston.
- Who is the headteacher of Esteem Valley Academy?
- The headteacher of Esteem Valley Academy is Mr Kevin Wildrianne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Esteem Valley Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Esteem Valley Academy, 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 Esteem Valley Academy?
- Esteem Valley Academy has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Esteem Valley Academy full?
- Esteem Valley Academy has capacity for 182 pupils and 103 on roll (57%), 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 Esteem Valley Academy a faith school?
- No. Esteem Valley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Esteem Valley Academy?
- Esteem Valley Academy 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.
- Does Esteem Valley Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Esteem Valley Academy. 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 10 July 2026.