Copthorne Community Infant School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 5–7Mixed
Rodgers Lane, Alfreton, DE55 7FF
Headteacher · Ms Jade King
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Key facts
Pupils96Capacity 120
OfstedReport cardInspected 12 May 2026
Free school meals43.8%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 12 May 2026.
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Early yearsUrgent improvement
- Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
- SafeguardingMet
The school is in the category: Special measures.
Read the full Ofsted reportsOfsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in DerbyshireApplications for September 2026
All 28 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered29
Applications58
First choice28
First-choice offers28
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy0.1 mi
- Croft Infant School0.4 mi
- Westhouses Primary School1.4 mi
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School1.5 mi
- Shirland Primary School1.6 mi