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Schools near DE6

Ashbourne, Derbyshire · ranked for your family, with the reasons

3 state primary schools within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of DE6, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of DE6 is the average position of the 31 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near DE6

3 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of DE6, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Ashbourne · 0.34 miles

    63of 100

    Results: top 3% in England · 0.34 miles · Ofsted: Good (2024)

    How it scored 63
    • Resultsmatters19.6 of 20 points

      Top 3% of 14,817 state schools in England: 90% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, April 2024: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters16.6 of 20 points

      0.34 miles from the middle of DE6, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place: 16 of 23. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little4.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 2.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.0% at schools with a similar intake; 0.7 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little2 of 10 points

      Classes average 29.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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  2. Clifton CofE Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Ashbourne · 1.9 miles

    52of 100

    Results: top 12% in England · Ofsted: Good (2025) · absence 2.9% (similar schools 4.6%)

    How it scored 52
    • Resultsmatters17.8 of 20 points

      Top 12% of 14,817 state schools in England: 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, May 2025: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters0.7 of 20 points

      1.9 miles from the middle of DE6, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place: 15 of 23. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little9.3 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 2.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little4.3 of 10 points

      Classes average 26.8 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. Hilltop Primary Academy

    State primary · Ashbourne · 1.5 miles

    42of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · classes of 24 on average · 1.5 miles

    How it scored 42
    • Resultsmatters4.8 of 20 points

      Better than 24% of 14,817 state schools in England: 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, September 2022: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters5.3 of 20 points

      1.5 miles from the middle of DE6, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little0.3 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.8% at schools with a similar intake; 6.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.7 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little6.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 24.2 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near DE6

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of DE6, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    State secondary · Christian · Ashbourne · 2.4 miles

    60of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2024) · 2.4 miles

    How it scored 60
    • Resultsmatters6.1 of 20 points

      Better than 30% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.25 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in January 2024: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters10.4 of 20 points

      2.4 miles from the middle of DE6, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little1.7 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 21.5 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little7.2 of 10 points

      Classes average 23.3 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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