Schools in Ilkeston

• 25open schools
• 20primary
• 3secondary
• 1special school

Schools near Ilkeston by distance

Schools whose official address gives Ilkeston as the town, in Derbyshire, grouped by type.

Primary schools 20

• Charlotte Nursery and Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 288 pupils

  Trinity Close, Ilkeston, DE7 8LQ

  Ofsted 23 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Chaucer Infant School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 188 pupils

  Cantelupe Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5LN

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Chaucer Junior School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 233 pupils

  Cranmer Street, Ilkeston, DE7 5JH

  Ofsted 2 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 7 · 229 pupils

  Beauvale Drive, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, DE7 8RR

  Ofsted report card, 17 Mar 2026

• Cotmanhay Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 273 pupils

  Beauvale Drive, Ilkeston, DE7 8RR

  Ofsted 10 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Dallimore Primary & Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 360 pupils

  Dallimore Road, Kirk Hallam, Dallimore Primary School, Ilkeston, DE7 4GZ

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2023: Good

• Field House Infant School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 201 pupils

  Lower Whitworth Road, Ilkeston, DE7 4LT

  Ofsted 3 Oct 2023: Good

• Granby Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 286 pupils

  Heanor Road, Ilkeston, DE7 8DX

  Ofsted 15 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Hallam Fields Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 217 pupils

  Longfield Lane, Ilkeston, DE7 4DB

  Ofsted 9 Jun 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Horsley Woodhouse Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 95 pupils

  Main Street, Horsley Woodhouse, Ilkeston, DE7 6AT

  Ofsted 21 Mar 2023: Good

• Kensington Junior Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 178 pupils

  St John's Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5PA

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2024: Good

• Ladywood Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 305 pupils

  Oliver Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4NH

  Ofsted 10 Oct 2023: Good

• Larklands Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 145 pupils

  Park Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5DR

  Ofsted 23 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 5 to 11 · 53 pupils

  Mapperley Village, Ilkeston, DE7 6BT

  Ofsted 8 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Morley Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 11 · 80 pupils

  Main Road, Morley, Ilkeston, DE7 6DF

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Richardson Endowed Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 5 to 11 · 184 pupils

  Main Road, Smalley, Ilkeston, DE7 6EF

  Ofsted 17 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Scargill CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 279 pupils

  Beech Lane, West Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 6GU

  Ofsted 12 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• St Andrew's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 74 pupils

  Station Road, Stanley, Ilkeston, DE7 6FB

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2022: Good

  Church of England

• St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 225 pupils

  Church View, Ilkeston, DE7 4LF

  Ofsted 15 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• Stanley Common Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 33 pupils

  143 Belper Road, Stanley Common, Ilkeston, DE7 6FS

  Ofsted 23 Nov 2022: Inadequate (predecessor school)

  Church of England

Secondary schools 3

• Kirk Hallam Community Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 709 pupils

  Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4HH

  Ofsted 22 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 984 pupils

  King George Avenue, Ilkeston, DE7 5HS

  Ofsted 25 Jun 2024: Good

• Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 625 pupils

  Abbot Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4HX

  Ofsted 24 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

Special schools 1

• Bennerley Fields School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 2 to 16 · 105 pupils

  Stratford Street, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ

  Ofsted 17 Jan 2023: Good

Alternative provision and pupil referral units 1

• Esteem Valley Academy

  Alternative provision · Academy alternative provision converter · ages 5 to 16 · 103 pupils

  Bennerley Avenue, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, DE7 8PF

  Ofsted 8 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

Nearby towns

• Heanor 2.8 miles
• Ripley 5.4 miles
• Derbyshire 6.7 miles
• Belper 6.8 miles
• Nottingham 7.2 miles
• Derby 7.3 miles
• Alfreton 9.3 miles
• Sutton-in-Ashfield 11 miles
• Matlock 14 miles
• Mansfield 14 miles

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0).