Somercotes Infant and Nursery School

General Information

Address: Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4LY
Phone: 01773608678
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Ben Rowland
Age range: 3-7 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 92
School capacity: 178
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 45
% eligible for free school meals: 48.9%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 6.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

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SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

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Ranked #9 of 9 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#7Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and NurseryGood
#8Ripley Infant SchoolGood
#9Somercotes Infant and Nursery SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Copthorne Community Infant SchoolGood
#2Corfield CofE Infant SchoolGood
#3Crich Church of England Infant SchoolGood
#4Croft Infant SchoolGood
#5Kilburn Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#6Laceyfields AcademyGood
#7Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and NurseryGood
#8Ripley Infant SchoolGood
#9Somercotes Infant and Nursery SchoolGood

Financials

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Spending per pupil: £9,081 (2024-25)

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Ranked #6 of 13 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#4Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery£9,379
#5Copthorne Community Infant School£9,209
#6Somercotes Infant and Nursery School£9,081
#7Riddings Infant and Nursery School£8,310
#8Corfield CofE Infant School£8,185

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Marlpool Infant School£12,159
#2Lons Infant School£11,547
#3Crich Church of England Infant School£9,431
#4Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery£9,379
#5Copthorne Community Infant School£9,209
#6Somercotes Infant and Nursery School£9,081
#7Riddings Infant and Nursery School£8,310
#8Corfield CofE Infant School£8,185
#9Aldercar Infant School£8,111
#10Ripley Infant School£7,997
#11Croft Infant School£7,710
#12Laceyfields Academy£7,658
#13Kilburn Infant and Nursery School£7,505

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