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Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Waldene Drive, Alvaston, Derby DE24 0GZ · oakwoodinfant.com · 01332 574192
On the mapSearch near DE24 0GZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 296
- 26 over 270 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Derby
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.4%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 71 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 71 | 71 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 93 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 63 | 63 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 86 | 79 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 81 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Oakwood Infant and Nursery School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 42
- 14% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied