Report card · our summaryNeeds attention

Cavendish Close Infant School

Primary · Derby · DE21 4LY

Ranks above 2% of area schools (44 primary schools in Derby)

Note Ofsted report cards grade each area separately with no single overall grade. This headline is a School Finder summary of the weakest core area, not an Ofsted grade.

School details

Community schoolNursery

Type	Community school
Gender	Mixed
Age range	3–7
Pupils on roll	287
Sixth form	No
Nursery classes	Yes
Setting	Urban

Type

Community school

Gender

Mixed

Age range

3–7

Pupils on roll

287

Sixth form

Nursery classes

Yes

Setting

Urban

Inspection history

Ofsted report card — Needs attention

Inspected 12/05/2026 · Safeguarding: Met

Inclusion	Expected standard
Achievement	Expected standard
Early years	Expected standard
Safeguarding standards	Met
Curriculum and teaching	Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour	Expected standard
Leadership and governance	Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing	Expected standard

Inclusion

Expected standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Early years

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards

Met

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Needs attention

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Local house prices

Homes within 1 mile sold for a median of £192,250 (1734 sales in the window).

A neighbourhood indicator from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. It is not a catchment measure and does not imply any link between school quality and house prices.