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Schools in Alfreton

Alfreton has 33 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Derbyshire local authority area.

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About schools in Alfreton

Alfreton lists 33 schools, most of them primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25
57%
of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 16 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25
42.7
average Attainment 8 score, across the 5 schools with published results

Nursery schools2

Primary schools25

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

Special schools and alternative provision2

Common questions about schools in Alfreton

How many schools does Alfreton have?
OfferDay lists 33 schools in Alfreton, including 25 primary schools and four secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Alfreton?
Every school in Alfreton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Alfreton ranked?
OfferDay ranks schools in Alfreton where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.