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Ashbourne Primary School

Primary · Ashbourne · DE6 1EJ

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 January 2022

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At a glance

202 pupils · 64% of 315 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31.2% of pupils
English as additional language
12.4% of pupils
SEN support
16.1% of pupils
EHC plan
3.7% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.ashbourneprimary.co.uk
URN
150723

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.79 first-choice applications per place

24 places offered · 19 first-choice applications · usually has places

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.5%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.2%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

77% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 23% moved to another state school

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

This school£6,690
Typical primary school£6,960

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.

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