Central Community Nursery School
Central Community Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Derby for boys and girls aged 0 to 5. It has 89 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted visited in February 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
43 Nuns Street, Derby, DE1 3LR01332 342647canschoolsfederation.co.ukMrs Helen Fearn headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 3 February 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Good |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Derby council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 12 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for all schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 12 pupils, for autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties, visual impairment.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Derby with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (11), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (5), emotional and mental health (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 89 | 100 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 75 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 19% | 23% | 19% | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 22% | 36% | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Ryefields School | Independent | 230 m | 22 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited | Independent | 320 m | 55 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Whitecross Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 400 m | 86 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Jasmine Hall School | Independent | 570 m | 30 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ashgate Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 700 m | 68 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Ashgate Primary School | Council | 700 m | 313 | Good 2023 | 15 | Compare |
| Derby Cathedral School | Free school | 780 m | 1,159 | Good 2023 | 32 | Compare |
| Castle School | Academy alternative provision converter | 780 m | 16 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Central Community Nursery School a good school?
Central Community Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from February 2026 rated its teaching as needs attention.
What is Central Community Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 3 February 2026 it rated teaching as needs attention, achievement as needs attention, behaviour and attendance as urgent improvement, leadership as urgent improvement, and found that pupils were not being kept safe enough.
How many pupils does Central Community Nursery School have?
89 pupils aged 0 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.
What do parents say about Central Community Nursery School?
92% of the 12 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 92% say their child is happy there. Across England, 84% of parents would recommend their child's school.
Does Central Community Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit for autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, other needs, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, specific learning difficulties, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 43 Nuns Street, Derby, DE1 3LR
- Telephone
- 01332 342647
- Website
- www.canschoolsfederation.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Fearn
- Type of school
- Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Nursery school, ages 0-5, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward
- Darley
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 112472 · LAESTAB 8311006
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.