Sudbury Primary School, Ashbourne
Sudbury Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Ashbourne, part of Ace Derbyshire Trust.
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
Sudbury Primary School in detail
Sudbury Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with a great sense of pride that I welcome you to our school. As your headteacher, I feel privilaged to be part of this community whose motto clearly sets out our ethos: Our school is a place where every child is valued and nurtured."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, hockey, athletics, yoga, dance, Lego, cooking and gardening.
The school runs after-school care until 4:30pm.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Sudbury Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 112631), 70% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Sudbury Primary 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 Sudbury Primary School are St. Peter's Church of England First School (1.7 miles); St Augustine's CofE Academy (2.3 miles, Good); Doveridge Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); and Church Broughton CofE Primary School (3.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths).
St. Peter's Church of England First SchoolSt Augustine's CofE AcademyDoveridge Primary SchoolChurch Broughton CofE Primary School
The trust
Sudbury Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Ace Derbyshire Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sudbury Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Vernon Arms (adjacent), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 5 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
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
Sudbury Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as Sudbury Primary School (URN 112631), it was rated Requires Improvement in June 2023.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Sudbury Primary School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112631). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 60% to 50% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 70% to 50% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Sudbury Primary School
Term dates
Sudbury 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 Sudbury Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sudbury 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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
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Applications and offers at Sudbury Primary School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112631). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
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.
Absence at Sudbury Primary School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112631). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.4%
Overall absence
0.0%
Persistent absence
42
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Sudbury Primary School
Are there exam results for Sudbury Primary School?
Sudbury Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 112631), 70% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 50% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Sudbury Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Sudbury Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as Sudbury Primary School (URN 112631), it was rated Requires Improvement in June 2023.
What is the catchment area for Sudbury Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Sudbury Primary School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Sudbury Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Sudbury 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.
How many road collisions happen near Sudbury Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Sudbury Primary School?
Sudbury Primary School is at School Lane, Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5HZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)