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Brailsford CofE Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 150 pupils Ashbourne
Ofsted: Good
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Brailsford CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Ashbourne for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 150 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Brailsford CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2019 of its predecessor, Brailsford CofE Primary School. In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Luke Lane
Brailsford
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 3BY
Phone 01335360393
Reference Number 150719

General Makeup

Number of pupils 150
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.67%
Girls: 51.33%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 20.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 4 9
2 10 14 24
3 8 7 15
4 7 9 16
5 10 14 24
6 9 8 17

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.7%
Mixed, Other 2.7%
White, Other 2%
Unclassified 2%
White & Asian 1.3%
Indian 1.3%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Brailsford CofE Primary School, inspected in February 2019.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Sep 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 103
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 1
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Brailsford CofE Primary School had 130 pupils for 119 places. That is 11 more pupils than the school has room for.

Reception intake in the “Brailsford/Long Lane/Kirk Langley Primary” planning area

Derbyshire counted 25 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 27 in 2029–30, up 8%.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Brailsford CofE Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 3.2%
Unauthorised absence 0.3%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%

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, 0.6% of pupils at Brailsford CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.6
Permanent exclusions 0

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 Brailsford CofE Primary School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 8.17.8
Teachers who left state teaching 15.4%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 20.0%–
Sick days per teacher 2.2–

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, 30.0% of pupils at Brailsford CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 18 1
No specialist assessment of need 11 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 5
Speech, language and communication needs 5 1
Specific learning difficulty 3 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1 1
Other difficulty or disability 1 0
Physical disability 1 0

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Brailsford CofE Primary School received £7,505 and spent £8,442 for each of its 144 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £17,000 (-£115 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Ace Derbyshire Trust, income was £6,995 and spending £7,767 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve -£17,000
per pupil -£115
In-year balance -£135,000
per pupil -£937

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.

Name Distance
Mugginton CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Mugginton, Weston Underwood, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 4PL
1.93 miles
Long Lane Church of England Primary School
Long Lane, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5BJ
2.44 miles
Kirk Langley CofE Primary School
Moor Lane, Kirk Langley, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 4LQ
2.94 miles
Bradley CofE Primary School
Yew Tree Lane, Bradley, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1PG
2.99 miles
Hulland CofE Primary & Nursery School
Firs Avenue, Hulland, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3FS
3.27 miles
Longford CofE Primary School
Main Street, Longford, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3DR
3.44 miles
Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School
Moor Lane, Osmaston, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1LW
3.65 miles
Turnditch Church of England Primary School
Ashbourne Road, Turnditch, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2LH
3.84 miles
Hackwood Primary Academy
240 Starflower Way, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 0FD
4.78 miles
Hilltop Primary Academy
Wyaston Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1NB
4.93 miles
Name Distance

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Brailsford CofE Primary School is part of Ace Derbyshire Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

What is Brailsford CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Brailsford CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2019 of its predecessor, Brailsford CofE Primary School.

When was Brailsford CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Brailsford CofE Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Brailsford CofE Primary School have?

Brailsford CofE Primary School has 150 pupils on roll.

What age range does Brailsford CofE Primary School cover?

Brailsford CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Brailsford CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Brailsford CofE Primary School?

Brailsford CofE Primary School is at Luke Lane, Brailsford, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3BY.

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