Field House Infant School

Academy converter·Infant school Ilkeston, Derbyshire·DE7 4LT

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Field House Infant School is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

83%

71 first choices, 59 places

First choices per place

1.20

more first choices than places

Applications naming the school

125

any preference, for 59 places

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.01

00.511.5

1 per place

1.1220220.9020230.9220241.2220251.202026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Derbyshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Field House Infant School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 204
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

31.6%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

4.9%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

22.1%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

5.4%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

6.0%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

16.2%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

23.4

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,820

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Kensington Junior Academy Ilkeston · 0.2 mi 49.5 Hallam Fields Junior School Ilkeston · 0.4 mi 34.4 St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy Ilkeston · 0.4 mi 49.0 Ladywood Primary School Ilkeston · 0.8 mi 49.5 Chaucer Junior School Ilkeston · 0.8 mi 55.0 Dallimore Primary & Nursery School Ilkeston · 0.9 mi 41.0 Granby Junior School Ilkeston · 1.3 mi 31.1 Cotmanhay Junior School Ilkeston · 2.1 mi 35.2

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Field House Infant School

Field House Infant School is a primary school in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 204 pupils aged 3 to 7 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Competition for places is real here - 83% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (71 first choices for 59 places). Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 23.4 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.