School admissions in Alfreton
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 4 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Alfreton in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 19 schools in Alfreton first 482 times for 486 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Derbyshire authority's 290 schools. 2 of the 19 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.87 miles (Riddings Infant and Nursery School) to 2.12 miles (Shirland Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Alfreton first 634 times for 635 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Derbyshire authority's 45 schools. One of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.54 miles (David Nieper Academy) to 4.32 miles (Tibshelf Community School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
19 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirland Primary School | 1.07 | 30 | 2.12 miles |
| Riddings Infant and Nursery School | 1.03 | 60 | 0.874 miles |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy | 1.00 | 17 | not published |
| Croft Infant School | 1.00 | 42 | not published |
| Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School | 1.00 | 6 | not published |
| Morton Primary Academy | 1.00 | 20 | not published |
| Newton Primary School | 1.00 | 17 | not published |
| South Wingfield Primary School | 1.00 | 20 | not published |
| Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School | 1.00 | 26 | not published |
| The Brigg Infant School | 1.00 | 21 | not published |
| Wessington Primary School | 1.00 | 13 | not published |
| Westhouses Primary School | 1.00 | 5 | not published |
| The Green Flying High Academy | 0.98 | 41 | not published |
| Somercotes Infant and Nursery School | 0.97 | 36 | not published |
| Tibshelf Infant School | 0.97 | 34 | not published |
| Copthorne Community Infant School | 0.97 | 29 | not published |
| Swanwick Primary School | 0.95 | 44 | not published |
| Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School | 0.95 | 19 | not published |
| Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School | 0.83 | 6 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
4 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Nieper Academy | 1.11 | 149 | 1.54 miles |
| Tibshelf Community School | 0.99 | 167 | 4.32 miles |
| Swanwick Hall School | 0.96 | 159 | not published |
| Frederick Gent School | 0.94 | 160 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.