School profile

Chaucer Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Ilkeston, DE7 5LN

Requires improvement

Map showing Chaucer Infant School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

Chaucer Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 24 Sept 2024

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages3 to 7
Pupils188 of 180 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Tracy Hopkins
TrustEMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityDerbyshire
Opened01 May 2020
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 147747.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils188
Girls85
Boys103
Eligible for free school meals39.4%
First language not English13.3%
SEN support44
EHC plan5
Average class size24

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
78.7%
Other White
6.9%
African
4.3%
Other Asian
2.7%
White and Asian
1.6%
Other mixed
1.1%
Other Black
1.1%
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
White and Black African
0.5%
Indian
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyshireEngland
Overall absence6.8%4.9%5.1%
Persistent absence18.7%11.6%13.2%
Severe absence1.9%0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)49
Applications (Reception)100
First preference applications (Reception)47
First preference offers (Reception)47
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places180
Pupils on roll155
Unfilled places13.9%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20
Pupils per adult9.2
Teachers (FTE)8.61
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.14
Support staff (FTE)13.54
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/254.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/254

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate10.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3.9%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Chaucer Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryChaucer Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miPrimaryLarklands Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miSecondaryOrmiston Ilkeston Enterprise AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryKensington Junior AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt Thomas Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryField House Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryCharlotte Nursery and Infant SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimaryGranby Junior SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.9 miSecondaryKirk Hallam Community AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.0 miPrimaryHallam Fields Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Chaucer Infant School

What is Chaucer Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Chaucer Infant School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 24 Sept 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How many pupils attend Chaucer Infant School?

Chaucer Infant School has 188 pupils aged 3 to 7, with capacity for 180.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.