Laceyfields Academy, Heanor

From the headteacher's welcome: "Please find information below: school day and timings, school lunch menu, school uniform and our jewellery policy. We are a small infant and nursery school serving the heart of Heanor. Children come to us at the age of three and sometimes four- it is an honour to be part of their childhood journey."

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Laceyfields Academy as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Laceyfields Academy are Marlpool Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 41% reading, 38% maths); Marlpool Infant School (0.3 miles, Good); Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good); and Mundy CofE Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 73% maths).

Laceyfields Academy is one of 15 schools run by Tapestry Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Laceyfields Academy had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Langley Mill Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Infant School (opposite), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 223 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.

Laceyfields Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Laceyfields Academy are Aldercar High School (0.9 miles), Hall Park Academy (1.2 miles) and Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (1.4 miles).