Community school · Derby

Ashgate Primary School

4–11Ages
313Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131685URN

Ashbourne Road, Derby, DE22 3FS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Derby median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derby

102 applications for 42 places · 16th of 59 in Derby

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Derby median (2.1) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

102 applications · 42 places offered · 33 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Derby median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Derby median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Derby median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Derby median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Derby median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Derby median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Derby median median 1.9
2019 1.8; Derby median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Derby median median 1.7
2017 2.0; Derby median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Derby median median 1.7
2015 1.8; Derby median median 1.8
2014 1.9; Derby median median 1.8

This school
Derby median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	42	102	2.4	33	0.79
Sep 2025	45	101	2.2	54	1.20
Sep 2024	44	97	2.2	53	1.20
Sep 2023	44	74	1.7	43	0.98
Sep 2022	41	59	1.4	41	1.00
Sep 2021	44	84	1.9	51	1.16
Sep 2020	38	70	1.8	32	0.84
Sep 2019	45	82	1.8	39	0.87
Sep 2018	45	73	1.6	40	0.89
Sep 2017	45	88	2.0	45	1.00
Sep 2016	43	78	1.8	38	0.88
Sep 2015	45	82	1.8	44	0.98
Sep 2014	45	87	1.9	51	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 62% · Maths 67% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%53rd of 59 in Derby

Derby 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Derby 73% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Derby 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Derby 72% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Derby 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Derby 72% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Derby 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derby median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	0%	101	103
2023/24	52%	2%	102	100
2022/23	34%	5%	102	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ashgate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Markeaton Primary School
0.8 km · Derby

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Becket Primary School
1.1 km · Derby

Good2023

3.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Brackensdale Spencer Academy
1.3 km · Derby

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Firs Primary School
1.5 km · Derby

Good2022

1.9applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery
1.5 km · Derby

2026

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Derby

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Derby

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lawn Primary School
1.8 km · Derby

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131685 · 831/2005
Capacity: 315 pupils · 313 on roll
Free school meals: 35.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 1999
Address: Ashbourne Road, Derby, DE22 3FS
Local authority: Derby

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources