3 secondary schools in Ilkeston, sorted by latest
Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states
which, and the guide explains the
difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one
Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't
invent rankings.
Ilkeston in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Ilkeston first 414 times for 414 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Derbyshire authority's 45 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.