Ashover Primary School, Chesterfield

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades Ashover Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders give attendance a high priority."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious and broad curriculum that reflects the school's context."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have created an ambitious curriculum across the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff know pupils and families very well."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders know the school, its pupils and the community well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have planned an ambitious programme for pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to evaluate support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities so that its sustained, transformational impact on achievement and wider experiences is clear over time".

In its own words: "The team at Ashover Primary School are a large family consisting of many stakeholders working together towards a common aim - to ensure that all children within our care, are able to reach, and are encouraged to exceed, their individual potential - socially and academically."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £3.15 per day.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Ashover Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 87% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Ashover Primary School as their first choice and 66 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ashover Primary School are Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 57% maths); Holmgate Primary School and Nursery (2.1 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); Tansley Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 31% reading, 62% maths); and Deer Park Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 90% reading, 85% maths).

Ashover Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

15.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 25 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 5 (2.4%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ashover Primary School.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (opposite), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson, other theft and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).

In 2024/25, Ashover Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.