Abbotsholme School
Rocester, Uttoxeter, ST14 5BS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Owner Anthony Costigan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 254
- URN
- 113003
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01889590217
About this school
Abbotsholme School is an independent school in Uttoxeter. It teaches children aged 2 to 20 and has 254 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Abbotsholme School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Abbotsholme School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1933, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 45 | 25 | 42 |
| Attainment 8 score | 29.2 | 30.5 | 32.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Abbotsholme School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29.2 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30.5 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.4 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 16
- Pupils on SEN support
- 47
Location
Nearby schools
-
Denstone College2.1 miles
Independent schools · Uttoxeter
-
The Manor School3.4 miles
Special schools · Uttoxeter
-
Loxley Hall School5.3 miles
Academies · Uttoxeter
-
Compass Community School Staffordshire6.9 miles
Special schools · Staffordshire
-
Elm House School7.1 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Uttoxeter
- Denstone College Independent schools
- All Saints CofE Academy Denstone Primary
- Bramshall Meadows First School Primary
- Dove CofE Academy Primary
- Picknalls First School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE (A) First School Primary
- St. Peter's Church of England First School Primary
- Talbot First School Primary
- Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Oldfields Hall Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Windsor Park CE Middle School Middle deemed secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Abbotsholme School teach?
- Abbotsholme School teaches children aged 2 to 20. It is an independent school in Uttoxeter.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbotsholme School?
- The headteacher of Abbotsholme School is Owner Anthony Costigan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbotsholme School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Abbotsholme School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Abbotsholme School?
- Abbotsholme School has 254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 20.
- Is Abbotsholme School full?
- Abbotsholme School has capacity for 350 pupils and 254 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbotsholme School a faith school?
- No. Abbotsholme School has no designated religious character.
- Is Abbotsholme School a selective school?
- No. Abbotsholme School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Abbotsholme School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 29.2 in 2022/23 and 32.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Abbotsholme School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbotsholme School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.