Ash Grove School
Special / other · Bury · BL9 7PZ
Requires improvement
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: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes
Inspected 10 March 2020
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109 pupils
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 70.6% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 5.4% of pupils
- SEN support
- 32.4% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 46.9% of pupils
- URN
- 151541
Staffing
Pupils per qualified teacher
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
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.
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
- Cambian Chesham House School
- St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy