Ashbourne Primary School, Ashbourne
Ashbourne Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Ashbourne, part of Ace Derbyshire Trust. It was 63% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ashbourne Primary School in detail
Ashbourne Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Ashbourne Primary School, we believe education should shape both what children learn and who they become. We are proud to be a school where children feel safe, valued and inspired to succeed. Our curriculum is carefully designed to ensure that all pupils develop the knowledge, skills and personal qualities needed to succeed in school and beyond."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cricket, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports and cross-country.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:10am and after-school care, from £10.00 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Ashbourne Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 112678), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Ashbourne Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Ashbourne Primary School as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Ashbourne Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ashbourne Primary School are St Oswald's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 84% maths); Hilltop Primary Academy (0.9 miles, 53% reading, 59% maths); Clifton CofE Primary School (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, 87% reading, 87% maths); and Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School (2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths).
St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolHilltop Primary AcademyClifton CofE Primary SchoolFitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School
The trust
Ashbourne Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Ace Derbyshire Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
8.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 48 pupils (23.8%) received SEN support and 11 (5.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Ashbourne Primary School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ashbourne Primary School.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkside School (adjacent), 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Ashbourne Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ashbourne Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2024. Before that, as Ashbourne Primary School (URN 112678), it was rated Good in January 2022.
At a Glance
31.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Ashbourne Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112678). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 65% to 69% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ashbourne Primary School
Before and after school care
Ashbourne Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Derbyshire
Term dates
Ashbourne Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ashbourne Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ashbourne Primary School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 9 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Ashbourne Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
63%
Available places
199 pupils
315 places
116 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ashbourne
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ashbourne
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
29.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
202
Total Pupils
102
Boys
100
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
12.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,775
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,539
Per pupil
£1259k
Total funding
£106k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
8.2%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Ashbourne Primary School
Questions parents ask about Ashbourne Primary School
Are there exam results for Ashbourne Primary School?
Ashbourne Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 112678), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Ashbourne Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ashbourne Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2024. Before that, as Ashbourne Primary School (URN 112678), it was rated Good in January 2022.
What is the catchment area for Ashbourne Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Ashbourne Primary School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ashbourne Primary School?
Ashbourne Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 63% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Ashbourne Primary School?
Classes at Ashbourne Primary School average 25.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Ashbourne Primary School?
Ashbourne Primary School has around 202 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ashbourne Primary School?
4.6% of sessions were missed at Ashbourne Primary School in 2024/25. 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ashbourne Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Ashbourne Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Ashbourne Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ashbourne Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Ashbourne Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ashbourne Primary School?
Ashbourne Primary School is at Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1EJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)