Bennerley Fields School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Location
- Ilkeston, DE7 8QZ
- Distance
- 0.3km away
Esteem Valley Academy
Bennerley Avenue, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, DE7 8PF
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
182
Capacity
5-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 8 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 124
- Boys
- 83 (67%)
- Girls
- 41 (33%)
- Capacity
- 182 (68% full)
- SEND
- 99.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 72.6%
- EAL
- 1.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 20.2%
- SEN Support
- 79.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £21,583/yr
School Information
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 84.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 7.3%
- White Other: 3.2%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Black Caribbean: 0.8%
84.7%
White British
7.3%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
3.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Bennerley Avenue
Ilkeston, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 146055
- UKPRN
- 10081921
- Establishment No.
- 1102
- Trust
- ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
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Score
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