Chaucer Infant School
Cantelupe Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Nappin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 188
- URN
- 147747
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159325629
About this school
Chaucer Infant School is a primary academy in Ilkeston. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 188 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Chaucer 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 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chaucer Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 47.1% | 188 | — |
| Chaucer Junior School | 63% | 4.7% | 47.4% | 233 | 0.1 miles |
| Larklands Infant School | — | 5.7% | 37.3% | 145 | 0.4 miles |
| Kensington Junior Academy | 60% | 4.9% | 52.8% | 178 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 21.3% | 225 | 0.6 miles |
| Field House Infant School | — | 5% | 31.6% | 201 | 0.6 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)
- 47.06%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.07%
- Persistent absence
- 19.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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Chaucer Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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Larklands Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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Kensington Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
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Field House Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
Other schools in Ilkeston
- Charlotte Nursery and 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
- Ladywood Primary School Primary
- Larklands Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chaucer Infant School teach?
- Chaucer Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Ilkeston.
- Who is the headteacher of Chaucer Infant School?
- The headteacher of Chaucer Infant School is Mrs Lisa Nappin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chaucer Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chaucer 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 big is Chaucer Infant School?
- Chaucer Infant School has 188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Chaucer Infant School full?
- Chaucer Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 188 on roll (104%), 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 Chaucer Infant School a faith school?
- No. Chaucer Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chaucer Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chaucer Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chaucer Infant School?
- Chaucer Infant School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Chaucer Infant School's absence rate?
- Chaucer Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Chaucer 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 Chaucer 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 10 July 2026.