Cavendish Close Infant School

Previous inspections

• 12 May 2026School inspectionReport card
  Report
• 4 May 2022School inspection
  Report
• 23 February 2017Short inspection
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

271

Capacity

270

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Free school meals

30%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

11.6

Teaching assistants (FTE)

14.6

Leadership (FTE)

3

Part-time teachers

17%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Cavendish Close Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Cavendish Close Infant School on 12 May 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Expected standard for achievement, for inclusion, for personal development and wellbeing, for attendance and behaviour and for early years; Needs attention for curriculum and teaching and for leadership and governance.

How do I apply for a place at Cavendish Close Infant School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Cavendish Close Infant School?

Cavendish Close Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Cavendish Close Junior Academy, 150 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Cavendish Close Junior Academy. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Cavendish Close Infant School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Cavendish Close Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Derby, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.