Esteem Valley Academy
Special / other · Ilkeston · DE7 8PF
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 28 June 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
103 pupils · 57% of 182 capacity
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 5–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 69.9% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 1.6% of pupils
- SEN support
- 79% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 20.2% of pupils
- URN
- 146055
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
75% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 20% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.