Ash Grove School
Special / other · Bury · BL9 7PZ
Data updated
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.
Inspected 10 March 2020
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109 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 70.6% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 5.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 32.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 46.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.ashgroveschool.co.uk
- URN
- 151541
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 10 March 2020, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 109 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 86% (Bury 86%, England 73%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Bury 3%, England 4%) · Any other White background 3% (Bury 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Bury 2%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Bury 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Bury 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Bury 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Bury 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £56,152; 43.8% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 22% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 27.9% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 18.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 28.1% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 40.8% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 49.1% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 22.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 28.5% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 3.4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 12.8% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 4.4% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 35.1% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004959 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £150,000247 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £130,000–£180,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of 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
- 4an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 8an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 36an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 11an 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
Nearby schools
- East Ward Community Primary School
- Hazel Wood High School
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School
- Hoyle Nursery School
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School
- St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- Fairfield Community Primary School