Corfield CofE Infant School, Heanor

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Corfield CofE Infant School on 7 areas: 3 expected standard, 3 needs attention and 1 urgent improvement. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils attend school well."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years benefit from a welcoming, inclusive environment that helps them feel safe and ready to learn."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's programme for personal development and wellbeing is logical and well organised."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils do not achieve consistently well."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders do not have a secure understanding of how well the curriculum is delivered across different ages and subjects."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Leaders make sure that the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are identified and assessed accurately."

Leadership and governance - Urgent improvement. "Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision for the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders must ensure that all pupils benefit from their full entitlement to an appropriate education"; "Leaders, including governors, must make sure that they have the knowledge and skills needed to improve the school, and that they act swiftly and decisively to remedy any areas of weakness"; "The governing body must ensure that it has an accurate view of the school's strengths and the areas that need to improve so that it can enhance the support and challenge that it provides to leaders"; "Leaders must make sure that their evaluation of the quality of the curriculum and of teaching is accurate. They should prioritise the most important areas for improvement and monitor the impact of their work closely to ensure that it is having the desired impact"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers use assessment information effectively to check what pupils know already so that learning is adapted appropriately, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities"; "Leaders need to continue their work to improve pupils' achievement, particularly in the early reading and writing".

The school runs after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Corfield CofE Infant School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Corfield CofE Infant School are Corfield CofE Infant School (under 0.1 miles); Howitt Primary Community School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); Mundy CofE Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 73% maths); and Coppice Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 97% maths).

21 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Corfield CofE Infant School (as of April 2026): 91% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 21 pupils (25.9%) received SEN support and 2 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Langley Mill Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Corfield School (opposite), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Corfield CofE Infant School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 147 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Corfield CofE Infant School issued 2 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Corfield CofE Infant School are Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (0.4 miles) and Aldercar High School (1.3 miles).