Ashbrook Infant School, Derby
Ashbrook Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Derby. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. It was 74% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Ashbrook Infant School in detail
Ashbrook Infant School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Ashbrook Infant and Nursery School is situated in Borrowash on the border of Derby City and Derbyshire. We welcome children into our Acorns Class for Nursery in the term after they turn three."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, gymnastics, yoga, karate, recorder and Lego.
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Ashbrook Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Ashbrook Infant School as their first choice and 51 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 Ashbrook Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ashbrook Infant School are Ashbrook Junior School (under 0.1 miles, 62% reading, 83% maths); Asterdale Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 84% reading, 68% maths); Redhill Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths); and Borrow Wood Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 85% maths).
Ashbrook Junior SchoolAsterdale Primary SchoolRedhill Primary SchoolBorrow Wood Primary School
What parents say
33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ashbrook Infant School (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Mixed (7%).
Staffing
Ashbrook Infant School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Spondon Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Deans Drive (opposite), 150 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Ashbrook Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Ashbrook Infant School creates a caring, nurturing environment where children feel safe and enjoy learning. The early years provision is particularly strong, helping young children develop language skills and independence. Reading instruction is systematic and well-supported, with most pupils making good progress.
Key Strengths
- Early years provision is good with a clear focus on language development and independence
- Most pupils learn to read well with systematic phonics teaching and good support for struggling readers
- The school is inclusive and provides prompt identification and additional support for pupils with special educational needs
- Pupils feel safe and have positive relationships with supportive staff
- The school prioritizes attendance and takes appropriate action to support families
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum activities in some subjects don't help pupils learn key knowledge - they remember what they did rather than what they learned
- Systems to check how well pupils remember curriculum content are not rigorous enough
- Behaviour systems are new and not yet consistently implemented by all staff
- Pupils lack age-appropriate understanding of diversity and British values
- Governors' checks on school improvements are not rigorous enough to provide full oversight
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Learning to ride scooters, visits to the pantomime, whole-school assemblies
Ashbrook Infant School is a caring community where pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to school. However, the school requires improvement in the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership.
At a Glance
19.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
33 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
21.8
Avg class size
22.5
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ashbrook Infant School
Term dates
Ashbrook Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ashbrook Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ashbrook Infant 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
- 18
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 16 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
6 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
74%
Available places
111 pupils
150 places
39 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Derby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Derby
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
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
26
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
26.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
122
Total Pupils
56
Boys
66
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
8
Teachers
15.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,797
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,010
Per pupil
£758k
Total funding
£30k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
6.5%
Persistent absence
77
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Ashbrook Infant School
Questions parents ask about Ashbrook Infant School
What is Ashbrook Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ashbrook Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Ashbrook Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Ashbrook Infant 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 Ashbrook Infant School?
Ashbrook Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 74% of its 150 places.
How big are the classes at Ashbrook Infant School?
Classes at Ashbrook Infant School average 21.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ashbrook Infant School?
Ashbrook Infant School has around 122 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ashbrook Infant School?
4% of sessions were missed at Ashbrook Infant School in 2024/25. 6.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ashbrook Infant School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Ashbrook Infant 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.
What are Ashbrook Infant School's term dates?
Ashbrook Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Ashbrook Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 16 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 6 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 Ashbrook Infant School?
Ashbrook Infant School is at Victoria Avenue, Borrowash, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3HF.
Sources: Derbyshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)