Ashbrook Junior School
Victoria Avenue, Borrowash, Derby, DE72 3HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRANSFORM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Siobhan Dell
- Sponsor
- Transform Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 147927
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332673785
About this school
Ashbrook Junior School is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 168 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashbrook Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 29 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 79% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 14% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 86% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 90% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 83% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Ashbrook Junior 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 | 69% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashbrook Junior School compares
Ashbrook Junior School ranked 125th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.3% | 33.5% | 168 | — |
| Ashbrook Infant School | — | 4% | 20.7% | 122 | 0.0 miles |
| Asterdale Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 27.9% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Redhill Primary School | 100% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 215 | 0.8 miles |
| Borrow Wood Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 29.6% | 276 | 1.1 miles |
| St Werburgh's CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 17.1% | 281 | 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)
- 33.53%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ashbrook Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Derby
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Asterdale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
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Redhill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
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Borrow Wood Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Derby
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St Werburgh's CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Ashbrook Junior School ranks 45th 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
- 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 ages does Ashbrook Junior School teach?
- Ashbrook Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashbrook Junior School?
- The headteacher of Ashbrook Junior School is Mrs Siobhan Dell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashbrook Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashbrook Junior 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 many pupils are at Ashbrook Junior School?
- Ashbrook Junior School has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ashbrook Junior School full?
- Ashbrook Junior School has capacity for 210 pupils and 168 on roll (80%), 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 Ashbrook Junior School a faith school?
- No. Ashbrook Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashbrook Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashbrook Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ashbrook Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Ashbrook Junior School is part of TRANSFORM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashbrook Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashbrook Junior School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Ashbrook Junior School ranked 125th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashbrook Junior School's absence rate?
- Ashbrook Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashbrook Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashbrook Junior 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 10 July 2026.