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State primary · 4 to 11 · Mixed · 84 pupils

Doveridge Primary School

14 Chapel Green, Doveridge, Ashbourne, DE6 5JY · Derbyshire
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · RECEPTION 2027

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Ofsted: School remains Good · November 2022No 2025 resultsOversubscribed · 1.1 first choices per place (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
Inspection
School remains Good, November 2022
Getting in
Oversubscribed for Reception 2026
Results
56% expected standard; 0% higher standard
Size
84 pupils; 16 places a year; classes of 21
Run by
Derbyshire council
Type
Community school
Ages
4 to 11 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Sessions missed: 3.0%, against 4.8% in Derbyshire.
  • Persistently absent: 2.9%, against 10.2% in Derbyshire.
  • Expected standard: 56%, against 59% in Derbyshire.
  • Higher standard: 0%, against 8% in Derbyshire.
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At a glance

Against Derbyshire and England
This schoolDerbyshireEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
56%
Worse than Derbyshire
Higher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
0%
Worse than Derbyshire
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
3.0%
Better than Derbyshire
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
2.9%
Better than Derbyshire
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
0.0
Better than Derbyshire
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
21.0
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
8%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
14.0
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Reception place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
1.1
More sought after than Derbyshire
Derbyshire and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

  • 18 families put it first for 16 places; 16 of them got in DfE, school applications and offers · Reception 2026
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Quality

  • School remains Good Ofsted · inspected 29 November 2022
  • Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 56% (England 62%) (county 59%) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
  • Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 0% (England 8%) (county 8%) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024

Daily life

  • Absence: 3.0% of sessions missed; 2.9% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 4.0% and 6.6% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 0 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 0); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 21.0 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 14.0 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 177 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 0 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 0 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 4.2 µg/m³, PM2.5 6.2 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • Community school is run by its local council (Derbyshire), not by an academy trust. DfE, Get Information about Schools

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Applications and offers, DfE

EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Reception202616182216
Reception202513121512
Reception202412101810
Reception202315152115
Reception202233133
Reception202111111211
Reception202011101910
Reception201912121812
Reception201813131913
Reception201715152215

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%62%59%2023/2024
Reading, writing and maths: higher standard0%8%8%2023/2024

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
29 November 2022Ungraded visitSchool remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 2022.

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/253.0%2.9%0.0%2.9%0.0%
2023/243.5%3.5%0.0%3.0%0.0%
2022/234.0%4.0%0.0%1.4%0.0%
Schools with a similar intake4.0%6.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (under 10%), the median of 3115 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/250.00.0%00
2023/240.00.0%00
2022/230.00.0%00
Schools with a similar intake0.2

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size21.02025/26
Classes over 30 pupils0.0%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher14.0November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus177

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
20250
20240
20230
20220
20210

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 0 serious and 0 fatal in all; 0 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO24.22024
PM1010.92024
PM256.22024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals8.3%2025/26
First language other than English0.0%2025/26
SEN support11%2025/26
Education, health and care plan0.0%2025/26
Girls48%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • Community school is run by its local council (Derbyshire), not by an academy trust. DfE, Get Information about Schools

Area

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Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Ashbourne and the Derbyshire league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.