Ashgate Croft School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Ashgate Croft School, inspected in October 2017.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ashgate Croft School attended 90.3% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 27.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at Ashgate Croft School were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ashgate Croft School had 7.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26 Ashgate Croft School had 160 pupils, 100.0% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: specific learning difficulty; moderate learning difficulty; severe learning difficulty; profound and multiple learning difficulty; social, emotional and mental health; speech, language and communication needs; hearing impairment; vision impairment; multi-sensory impairment; physical disability; autistic spectrum disorder; other difficulty or disability.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ashgate Croft School received £34,935 and spent £32,123 for each of its 161 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £738,000 (£4,586 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Learners' Trust, income was £8,896 and spending £8,606 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Ashgate Croft School is part of Learners' Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Old Hall Junior School Chesterfield
• Holme Hall Primary School Chesterfield
• Westfield Infant School Chesterfield
• Walton Holymoorside Primary School Chesterfield
• Mary Swanwick Primary School Chesterfield
• Brimington Junior School Chesterfield
• Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School Chesterfield
• New Whittington Community Primary School Chesterfield
• Eckington Junior School Sheffield
• Ridgeway Primary School Sheffield

What is Ashgate Croft School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ashgate Croft School is Outstanding, from an inspection in October 2017 of its predecessor, Ashgate Croft School.

When was Ashgate Croft School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ashgate Croft School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Ashgate Croft School have?

Ashgate Croft School has 160 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ashgate Croft School cover?

Ashgate Croft School for pupils aged 4 to 19.

What are Ashgate Croft School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ashgate Croft School?

Ashgate Croft School is at Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4BN.