Laceyfields Academy
Laceyfields Road, Langley, Heanor, DE75 7HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Shelley Rogers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Djanogly Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 172
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 146450
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773712823
About this school
Laceyfields Academy is a primary academy in Heanor. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 87 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Laceyfields Academy, 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
Trends over time
How Laceyfields 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Laceyfields Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 38.2% | 87 | — |
| Marlpool Junior School | 21% | 6.5% | 50% | 90 | 0.2 miles |
| Marlpool Infant School | — | 3.8% | 29.4% | 28 | 0.3 miles |
| Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.9% | 42.1% | 99 | 0.5 miles |
| Mundy CofE Junior School | 47% | 3.9% | 33% | 193 | 0.7 miles |
| Coppice Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 35.6% | 235 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.18%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 16.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marlpool Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Marlpool Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Mundy CofE Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Coppice Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Heanor
Other schools in Heanor
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Corfield CofE Infant School Primary
- Howitt Primary Community School 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 Laceyfields Academy teach?
- Laceyfields Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Heanor.
- Who is the headteacher of Laceyfields Academy?
- The headteacher of Laceyfields Academy is Miss Shelley Rogers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Laceyfields Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Laceyfields 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 many pupils are at Laceyfields Academy?
- Laceyfields Academy has 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Laceyfields Academy full?
- Laceyfields Academy has capacity for 172 pupils and 87 on roll (51%), 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 Laceyfields Academy a faith school?
- No. Laceyfields Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Laceyfields Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Laceyfields Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Laceyfields Academy part of an academy trust?
- Laceyfields Academy is part of TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Laceyfields Academy's absence rate?
- Laceyfields Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Laceyfields 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 Laceyfields 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 2 July 2026.