Ash Croft Primary Academy
Deep Dale Lane, Sinfin, Derby, DE24 3HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Luff
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Harmony Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 145806
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332764160
About this school
Ash Croft Primary Academy is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 208 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 | 37 | 26 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 42% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 65% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 50% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 62% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Ash Croft Primary Academy 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 | 51% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ash Croft Primary Academy compares
Ash Croft Primary Academy ranked 52nd of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 6.2% | 48.7% | 208 | — |
| Stenson Fields Primary Community School | 33% | 5.5% | 23.3% | 328 | 0.4 miles |
| Redwood Primary School | 77% | 5.2% | 47.4% | 628 | 0.5 miles |
| Grampian Primary Academy | 60% | 6.2% | 61% | 231 | 0.7 miles |
| Cottons Farm Primary Academy | 42% | 6.1% | 63.7% | 133 | 0.9 miles |
| Gayton Junior School | 78% | 5.5% | 34.8% | 359 | 1.5 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)
- 48.69%
- English as an additional language
- 67.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.21%
- Persistent absence
- 17.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stenson Fields Primary Community School0.4 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Redwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Grampian Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Cottons Farm Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Gayton Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Ash Croft Primary Academy ranks 74th 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
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary 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 Ash Croft Primary Academy teach?
- Ash Croft Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Ash Croft Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ash Croft Primary Academy is Miss Emma Luff, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ash Croft Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ash Croft Primary Academy, 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 Ash Croft Primary Academy?
- Ash Croft Primary Academy has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Ash Croft Primary Academy full?
- Ash Croft Primary Academy has capacity for 280 pupils and 208 on roll (74%), 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 Ash Croft Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ash Croft Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ash Croft Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ash Croft Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ash Croft Primary Academy?
- Ash Croft Primary Academy is part of THE HARMONY TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ash Croft Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ash Croft Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ash Croft Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ash Croft Primary Academy rank locally?
- Ash Croft Primary Academy ranked 52nd of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ash Croft Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ash Croft Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ash Croft Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ash Croft Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.