Living in Alfreton with children
Alfreton, Derbyshire. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 8,790 people in 3,980 households; 24.7% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
29 schools: 25 state primary, 4 state secondaryAlfreton on the schools map →Every school in Alfreton, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (25)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy | Good | Top 13% (32/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Wessington Primary School | School remains Good | Top 17% (43/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Newton Primary School | School remains Good | Top 29% (74/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Morton Primary Academy | Requires improvement | Top 36% (94/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School | Ofsted report card | Top 38% (99/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Town End Junior School | Good | Top 43% (111/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Westhouses Primary School | Good | (146/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Leys Junior School | School remains Good | (151/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Swanwick Primary School | Good | (153/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| South Wingfield Primary School | Ofsted report card | (155/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Riddings Junior School | Standards maintained | (161/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School | School remains Good | (161/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Glebe Junior School | Good | (178/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Somerlea Park Junior School | Ofsted report card | (185/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Shirland Primary School | Good | (208/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Woodbridge Junior School | Ofsted report card | (214/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School | School remains Good | (251/262) in Derbyshire | — |
| Copthorne Community Infant School | Ofsted report card | — | — |
| Croft Infant School | Good | — | — |
| Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School | Requires improvement | — | — |
| Riddings Infant and Nursery School | Good | — | — |
| Somercotes Infant and Nursery School | Good | — | — |
| The Brigg Infant School | — | — | — |
| The Green Flying High Academy | Outstanding | — | — |
| Tibshelf Infant School | School remains Good | — | — |
State secondary schools (4)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanwick Hall School | Good | Top 49% (22/45) in Derbyshire | — |
| David Nieper Academy | Good | (29/45) in Derbyshire | — |
| Tibshelf Community School | Ofsted report card | (31/45) in Derbyshire | — |
| Frederick Gent School | Ofsted report card | (36/45) in Derbyshire | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (30 detached, 51 semi-detached, 21 terraced, 5 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Alfreton. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Alfreton →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 85% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 97%, on average across the 1,116 postcodes in DE55. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 9 good, or expected standard; 3 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.88 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 12 in Derbyshire.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Derbyshire
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Derbyshire.
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