Ashgate Primary School
Ashbourne Road, Derby, DE22 3FS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Seargent
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 313
- URN
- 131685
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332343928
About this school
Ashgate Primary School is a community primary school in Derby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 313 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 46 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 52% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 65% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 63% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 67% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ashgate Primary 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 | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 311 |
| 2024/25 | 315 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashgate Primary School compares
Ashgate Primary School ranked 55th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.3% | 37.8% | 313 | — |
| Markeaton Primary School | 66% | 4% | 25.8% | 418 | 0.5 miles |
| Becket Primary School | 38% | 6.3% | 63.4% | 246 | 0.7 miles |
| Brackensdale Spencer Academy | 61% | 6.3% | 38.2% | 497 | 0.8 miles |
| Firs Primary School | 30% | 4.2% | 66% | 469 | 0.9 miles |
| Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 61% | 5.6% | 44.1% | 236 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.78%
- English as an additional language
- 27.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 14.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Markeaton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Becket Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Brackensdale Spencer Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Firs Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Ashgate Primary School ranks 77th of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Asterdale Primary School Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
- Beaufort Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashgate Primary School teach?
- Ashgate Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashgate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashgate Primary School is Mr Peter Seargent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashgate Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ashgate Primary School?
- Ashgate Primary School has 313 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ashgate Primary School full?
- Ashgate Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 313 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashgate Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashgate Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ashgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashgate Primary School rank locally?
- Ashgate Primary School ranked 55th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashgate Primary 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 30 June 2026.