Primary school

Ashover Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Derbyshire
  • S45 0AU
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,014 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 2%2%2016/17: top 8%2017/18: top 29%2018/19: top 3%2022/23: top 5%2023/24: top 16%2024/25: top 14%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM79% · East Midlands 63%9/10 Top 20%
Higher standard, RWM30% · East Midlands 6%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score109 · East Midlands 10510/10 Top 10%
Maths score107 · East Midlands 1048/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 89% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 84% · 25 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 75% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 92% · 26 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 85% · 34 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 77% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 79% · 33 pupils · East Midlands 63%92%75%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 22% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 12% · 25 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 18% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 23% · 26 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 32% · 34 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 13% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 30% · 33 pupils · East Midlands 6%32%12%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 108 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 108 · 26 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 111 · 34 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 109 · 33 pupils · East Midlands 105111107No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 108 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 26 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 110 · 34 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 33 pupils · East Midlands 104110106No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in90.6%
29 of 32 who put it first2014 · 83.8%2026 · 90.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3229
2nd181
3rd160

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026210
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.6%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)2.9%
Persistently absent pupils1.6%

Girls 54.4%Boys 45.6%

92.9% full · 226 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.4
Pupils per adult10.4
  • Classroom teachers 7.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.7
  • Other support 4.8

Teachers 9.4 FTE · Whole workforce 24.9 · 43 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,021
Spend per pupil£8,326
Staff spend per pupil£5,855
Reserve per pupil£331
  • +£69,542revenue reserve
  • −£64,022in-year balance

Grants £7,191 · self-generated £830 · premises £699 per pupil