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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 January 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 November 2014Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry222 applications · 177 places offered · 174 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.7
- 2025 1.2; Derbyshire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2023 1.2; Derbyshire median median 1.9
- 2022 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2021 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2020 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.0
- 2019 1.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2018 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.9
- 2017 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.0
- 2016 1.3; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.2; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- 2014 1.2; Derbyshire median median 1.8
- This school
- Derbyshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 177 | 222 | 1.3 | 174 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 201 | 249 | 1.2 | 198 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 201 | 253 | 1.3 | 199 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 231 | 286 | 1.2 | 225 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 204 | 266 | 1.3 | 198 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 221 | 293 | 1.3 | 215 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 235 | 304 | 1.3 | 229 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 | 233 | 315 | 1.4 | 245 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2018 | 210 | 267 | 1.3 | 206 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 | 219 | 273 | 1.3 | 216 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 | 198 | 261 | 1.3 | 198 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 207 | 256 | 1.2 | 205 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 207 | 254 | 1.2 | 200 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 194 | 45.8 | 43% | 67% | – |
| 2024/25 | 218 | 48.2 | 45% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 249 | 46.5 | 44% | 64% | −0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 181 | 48.4 | 45% | 69% | +0.06 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.3applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 10.4 km · StaffordshireRemains Good2022
- 10.8 km · StaffordshireGood202443.5Attainment 8
- 12.3 km · DerbyshireNot yet inspected2.0applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 16.1 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained202541.2Attainment 8
- 16.5 km · DerbyshireGood20231.6applications per place 57.3Attainment 8
- 16.6 km · Staffordshire2026
- 16.9 km · Staffordshire2026
- 17.1 km · DerbyGood20242.1applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136972 · 830/4500
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Christian
- Capacity
- 1,420 pupils · 1,276 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (URN 112967)
- Address
- The Green Road, Ashbourne, DE6 1EP
- Local authority
- Derbyshire · Derbyshire Dales
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources