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Ashbourne Primary School

URN
150723
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Ashbourne Primary School
URN
150723
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

71 / 100

Strong

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

60

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#113 of 258 schools in Derbyshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Ashbourne Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Ashbourne Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
7 April 2022
Inspection date
19 January 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 7 April 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 7 April 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

31

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

56

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

31

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.81×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Derbyshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Derbyshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.ashbourneprimary.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Derbyshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

DE6 1EJ - Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Contact details

Address
Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Postcode
DE6 1EJ
Phone
1335342891
Website
http://www.ashbourneprimary.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Derbyshire
Local authority code
830

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 730 schools in Derbyshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

730

Open schools

452

Closed schools

278

Primary schools

526

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 7 April 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 7 April 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 7 April 2022

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 7 April 2022

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    This inspection was recorded under URN 112678 (Ashbourne Primary School).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    7 April 202219 January 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 7 April 2022
    • Good

      Published
      7 April 2022
      Inspected
      19 January 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    55.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 31

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    90

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary526 (72.9%)
    • Secondary90 (12.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other106 (14.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Ashbourne Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Boothby Meadows School147 mNot applicableClosed
    Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School323 mSecondaryClosed
    Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School323 mSecondaryOpen
    Ashbourne PNEU School496 mNot applicableClosed
    St Oswald's CofE Primary School972 mPrimaryOpen
    Hilltop Primary Academy1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Ashbourne Hilltop Primary and Nursery School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Clifton CofE Primary School2.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School3.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Ashbourne Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Boothby Meadows School
      Distance
      147 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
      Distance
      323 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
      Distance
      323 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Derbyshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abercrombie Primary SchoolPrimaryS41 7QEOpen
    Aldercar Infant SchoolPrimaryNG16 4GLClosed
    Aldercar Infant SchoolPrimaryNG16 4GLOpen
    All Saints Catholic Primary SchoolPrimarySK13 7RJClosed
    All Saints CofE Infant SchoolPrimaryDE4 3HXOpen
    • Abercrombie Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      S41 7QE
      Status
      Open
    • Aldercar Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NG16 4GL
      Status
      Closed
    • Aldercar Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NG16 4GL
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Catholic Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SK13 7RJ
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints CofE Infant School
    Ashbourne PNEU School
    Distance
    496 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St Oswald's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    972 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hilltop Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ashbourne Hilltop Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Clifton CofE Primary School
    Distance
    2.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DE4 3HX
    Status
    Open