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Ashbrook Infant School

Primary · Community school · Derby, DE72 3HF

Requires improvement

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Ashbrook Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Feb 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 7
Pupils122
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Lynette Hardwick
Local authorityDerbyshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 112688.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils122
Girls66
Boys56
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.19.7%
First language not English4.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.150
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.90
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.40%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.26
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.6
Average class size21.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
86.9%
Other White
2.5%
White and Black Caribbean
2.5%
White and Black African
1.6%
White and Asian
1.6%
Indian
1.6%
Other mixed
0.8%
Other Asian
0.8%
Chinese
0.8%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.5
Teachers (FTE)6.5
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.39
Support staff (FTE)10.07
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/256.1
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/256.1
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.51
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.29
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.29
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolDerbyshireEngland
Overall absence3.8%, better than England, better than Derbyshire4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.9.1%, better than England, better than Derbyshire11.6%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Derbyshire0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Ashbrook Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryAshbrook Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryAsterdale Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryRedhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.1 miPrimaryBorrow Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.5 miPrimarySt Werburgh's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.7 miPrimarySpringfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.7 miSecondaryWest Park SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.7 miPrimaryDraycott Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Ashbrook Infant School

What is Ashbrook Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ashbrook Infant School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 4 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Ashbrook Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Ashbrook Infant School made 30 offers from 51 applications (1.7 per offer), and 29 of 29 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Ashbrook Infant School?

Ashbrook Infant School has 122 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Ashbrook Infant School?

Ashbrook Infant School had 150 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Ashbrook Infant School?

At Ashbrook Infant School, the average class had 21.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Ashbrook Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Ashbrook Infant School missed 3.8% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 9.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.