Schools in Ilkeston
Ilkeston is one of the largest towns in Derbyshire without a railway station, and its 20 primary schools are spread across Erewash borough. Derbyshire County Council co-ordinates admissions for community primaries using nearest-school distance; several voluntary-aided Church of England and Roman Catholic primaries in Ilkeston apply faith-based oversubscription criteria before distance, so parents should confirm school designation before applying.
Three secondary schools serve Ilkeston: Kirk Hallam Community Academy, Ilkeston School, and Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy. All three are academies that set their own admissions criteria, though they must follow the School Admissions Code. Derbyshire co-ordinates the secondary round on the schools' behalf; closing date is October with offers on 1 March. Competition for the most popular secondaries can be significant - check catchment.school for last-offered distances before the deadline.
School demand in Ilkeston
Across the 25 schools in Ilkeston with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 11 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
6 schools in Ilkeston have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
16 of the schools in Ilkeston are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Derbyshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
10 of the schools in Ilkeston have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Ilkeston: 8 oversubscribed (20)
Cotmanhay Junior School
Primary · Community school
Ilkeston · DE7 8RR
Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Ilkeston · DE7 8RR
Granby Junior School
Primary · Community school
Ilkeston · DE7 8DX
Hallam Fields Junior School
Primary · Community school
Ilkeston · DE7 4DB
Charlotte Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Community school
Ilkeston · DE7 8LQ
Dallimore Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Ilkeston · DE7 4GZ
Larklands Infant School
Primary · Community school
Ilkeston · DE7 5DR
Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Ilkeston · DE7 6BT
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Ilkeston · DE7 6FB
Scargill CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Ilkeston · DE7 6GU
St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 4LF
Horsley Woodhouse Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 6AT
Richardson Endowed Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 6EF
Kensington Junior Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 5PA
Chaucer Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 5LN
Chaucer Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 5JH
Field House Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 4LT
Ladywood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 4NH
Stanley Common Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Ilkeston · DE7 6FS
Morley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 6DF
Secondary Schools in Ilkeston (3)
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Ilkeston · DE7 5HS
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 4HX
Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Ilkeston · DE7 4HH
Other Schools in Ilkeston (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Ilkeston are set by Derbyshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.