Ashbrook Junior School, Derby
Ashbrook Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Derby, part of Transform Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 46th-highest of the 86 schools in Derby with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was 87% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Capacity
- 87% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ashbrook Junior School in detail
Ashbrook Junior School in its own words
In its own words: "Find out more about Ashbrook Junior School by visiting the following pages;"
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to introduce myself as Head of School, having joined this wonderful community in September 2025. Our school is a very special place to learn, made so by our fantastic children, dedicated staff, and supportive families. We are proud to provide the highest possible standard of education within a caring and stimulating environment where every child can flourish."
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils at Ashbrook Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 86% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Ashbrook Junior School
Across Derbyshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Derbyshire lodged 161 appeals against primary school offers; 108 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (12% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ashbrook Junior School are Ashbrook Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement); 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).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ashbrook Junior School.
Ashbrook Infant SchoolAsterdale Primary SchoolRedhill Primary SchoolBorrow Wood Primary School
The trust
Ashbrook Junior School is one of 27 schools run by Transform Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
1.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Ashbrook Junior School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 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
In 2024/25, Ashbrook Junior School issued 6 suspensions, 3.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ashbrook Junior School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2020. Before that, as Ashbrook Junior School (URN 112602), it was rated Good in April 2016.
At a Glance
27.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 79% to 74% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.0
Avg class size
24.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ashbrook Junior School
Term dates
Ashbrook Junior 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 Ashbrook Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ashbrook Junior 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
173 pupils
200 places
27 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.
Inspection History
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
22.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
168
Total Pupils
90
Boys
78
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
15.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,875
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,716
Per pupil
£1121k
Total funding
£85k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
8.0%
Persistent absence
175
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 Junior School
Questions parents ask about Ashbrook Junior School
What are SATs results like at Ashbrook Junior School?
Of the pupils at Ashbrook Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 62% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Ashbrook Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Ashbrook Junior School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2020. Before that, as Ashbrook Junior School (URN 112602), it was rated Good in April 2016.
What is the catchment area for Ashbrook Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Ashbrook Junior 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 Junior School?
Ashbrook Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 87% of its 200 places.
How big are the classes at Ashbrook Junior School?
Classes at Ashbrook Junior School average 24 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ashbrook Junior School?
Ashbrook Junior School has around 168 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ashbrook Junior School?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Ashbrook Junior School in 2024/25. 8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ashbrook Junior School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Ashbrook Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Ashbrook Junior 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 Junior School?
Ashbrook Junior School is at Victoria Avenue, Borrowash, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3HF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)