Field House Infant School
Lower Whitworth Road, Ilkeston, DE7 4LTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Field House Infant School is a primary school in Ilkeston for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 449 schools in Derbyshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 October 2023, report published 15 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 October 2023
This is a happy school. Pupils are welcomed in their classrooms each morning with a cheerful greeting. Adults shower pupils with kindness. They know the pupils well. Pupils feel safe in school. Pupils are proud of their school. They list the many things they like about it. They stick to the school values. When they do things well the adults in school tell pupils, 'You have filled my bucket.' Pupils are motivated to be the best they can be by the '3 o'clock club'. This is when they visit the headteacher to tell her about their good work and behaviour. The weekly Friday awards assembly and 'bucket filling bonanza' time to celebrate pupils' achievements are highlights of the school week. The school is ambitious that every pupil will do as well as they can during their time at the school. They want pupils to aim high in their future lives. Pupils learn about the jobs they can have when they are adults. The school is determined that these first few years of education will build a firm foundation for the next steps in pupils' education. The school's motto, 'aspire and believe to achieve', is at the heart of the school's work.
What the school should improve
- In the foundation subjects, curriculum plans do not always identify key knowledge in sufficient detail. The small units of learning that pupils need to know and remember are not consistently clear as teachers plan and deliver lessons. The school should ensure that all curriculum plans include these precise elements of learning.
- In a few lessons the learning activities provided do not support pupils to acquire the intended knowledge as well as they could. When this happens, pupils do not fully participate in their lessons. The school must ensure that all staff have the expertise they need to deliver the curriculum in a way that engages pupils in their learning and successfully enables them to learn the intended curriculum.
Pupil numbers and mix
201 pupils on roll, with places for 180
Schools near Field House Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Junior Academy | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Hallam Fields Junior School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 44% met the expected standard |
| Larklands Infant School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Chaucer Infant School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Karen Scrivens
- Phone
- 01159324526
- Address
- Lower Whitworth Road, Ilkeston, DE7 4LT
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- URN
- 148016
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.