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Ashbrook Junior School

Primary · Derby · DE72 3HF

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Good

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 14 June 2023

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At a glance

168 pupils · 80% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
27.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.ashbrook-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk
URN
147927

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 14 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

42 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
60%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school60%
Median of its 12 closest peers60.5%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St. Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolWinsford · 51 miles awayGood61%
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolCrewkerne · 153 miles awayNo current grade64%
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary SchoolHuddersfield · 52 miles awayUrgent improvement56%
Emneth AcademyWisbech · 69 miles awayGood60%
Neston Primary SchoolNeston · 75 miles awayNeeds attention50%
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HarlowHarlow · 101 miles awayGood35%
Lift CallowellStroud · 88 miles awayExpected standard57%
All Saints CofE Junior AcademyHastings · 165 miles awayGood63%
Herbert Strutt Primary SchoolBelper · 8 miles awayGood71%
Summerfields Primary SchoolNewport · 152 miles awayGood52%
The Nethersole CofE AcademyTamworth · 22 miles awayExpected standard67%
St Ives Junior SchoolSt Ives · 257 miles awayRequires improvement71%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Not recorded 3% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Derbyshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Derbyshire 3%, England 7%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.47 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derbyshire: 3.13 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

76% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 12% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

60% of teachers took sickness absence, 24.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,875; 18.2% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,439
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £200,000; in-year balance +£116,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier81.3%62.3%
Social housing2.5%17.1%
Privately rented16.2%20.5%
Detached houses38.5%22.9%
Flats3.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms19.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019685 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£245,000197 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£330,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (70)£346,000
Semi-detached (96)£230,000
Terraced (28)£192,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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