Cavendish Close Infant School
Community primary school in Derby (Derby).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Our Staff We have a wonderful team of staff at Cavendish Close Infant and Nursery School. Our children are all unique. They have big hearts and great energy. All our children are stars and we find and nurture their strengths. Our children have fun loving personalities and they like to talk about their experiences. They thrive with our routines and expectations.
Our children deserve the best and we are committed to enabling them to be the best that they can be Click below to view all of our Term Dates: Need to speak to a member of the School Team?
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 112749
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Alexandra Wain | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Natalie Peake | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jack Pasifull | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Alison Bagnall | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Alexandra Wain | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Philip Wright | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nicola Tusa | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Caroline Howett | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Christina Diffin | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carol Moore | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Carrie Manners | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2015 | |
| Mrs Emma Hunt Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emily Oswald Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rebecca Petronzi Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record