Corfield CofE Infant School, Heanor
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Corfield provides a warm, nurturing environment where staff know pupils well and behaviour is positive throughout the school. The early years gets children off to a strong start, and the school offers excellent enrichment opportunities including science club and outdoor learning. Pupils develop good personal values and show respect and care for each other.
Key Strengths
- Positive behaviour and attendance, with pupils being polite, respectful and eager to learn
- Welcoming early years environment where children settle quickly and make a successful start
- Strong personal development programme aligned to school values, with good enrichment activities
- Effective safeguarding culture where staff know how to support and protect pupils
- Good support for disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs through targeted funding
Areas for Improvement
- Writing standards are significantly weak - pupils struggle with letter formation, word spacing and spelling
- Phonics screening results are significantly below national average and declining
- Teaching quality is inconsistent across the school, particularly in writing
- Teachers don't consistently check pupil understanding or adapt teaching to match what pupils know
- Support for pupils with SEND is not applied routinely, leading to achievement gaps
- Leadership actions to improve weaknesses have been slow and ineffective
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open, positive culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Science club, Fresh-air Friday outdoor learning, after-school activities, wow days, community events, visits
Corfield CofE Infant School requires significant improvement, with particular concerns about achievement in writing and reading, inconsistent teaching quality, and leadership capacity to drive change.
At a Glance
24.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
81 pupils
90 capacity
9 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Heanor
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Heanor
Admissions Demand - Derbyshire
Places available
9,886
Applications
7,225
Got 1st preference
96.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Derbyshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.61616%
Overall absence
5.17241%
Persistent absence
58
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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