Somercotes Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Derbyshire
Nottingham Road, Alfreton, DE55 4LY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 27/02/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
13.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
92
Capacity used
Has space52%
178 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
18 of 18 families who put it first got an offer
19
Places offered
42
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 18 | 18 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 42 | 18 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ben Rowland
- Address
- Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4LY
- Phone
- 01773608678
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Somercotes · Amber Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142812
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEARNERS' TRUST
92 pupils · 178 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
27 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 73 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.