Primary school

Ash Croft Primary Academy

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Derby
  • DE24 3HF
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,780 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 26%26%2016/17: top 83%2017/18: top 84%2018/19: top 61%2022/23: top 74%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM41% · East Midlands 63%1/10 Well below East Midlands−33.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · East Midlands 6%1/10 Well below East Midlands−54.2 pts
Reading score100 · East Midlands 1051/10 Well below East Midlands−43.1 pts
Maths score101 · East Midlands 1041/10 Well below East Midlands−55.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 47% · 38 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 50% · 32 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 63% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 51% · 37 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 42% · 26 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 41% · 32 pupils · East Midlands 63%67%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 38 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 6% · 32 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 5% · 37 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 26 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 32 pupils · East Midlands 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 101 · 38 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 32 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 37 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 26 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 100 · 32 pupils · East Midlands 105104100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 38 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 32 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 102 · 37 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 100 · 26 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 101 · 32 pupils · East Midlands 104106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd120
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 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 2026208
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.7%
First language not English67.3%
SEN support13.4%
EHC plan5.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils17.5%

Girls 51.6%Boys 48.4%

74.3% full · 280 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.1
Pupils per adult7.8
  • Classroom teachers 9.4
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 13.9
  • Other support 0

Teachers 11.6 FTE · Whole workforce 25.4 · 34 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,724
Spend per pupil£6,791
Staff spend per pupil£4,412
Reserve per pupil£1,353
  • +£282,000revenue reserve
  • −£14,000in-year balance

Grants £6,647 · self-generated £77 · premises £221 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE HARMONY TRUST LTD (17 academies) · trust reserve £1,030,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it