Primary school in Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Doveridge Primary School
14 Chapel Green, Doveridge, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 5JY
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 29 November 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- Places
- 105
- How full
- 80% full — 84 of 105 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 40 / 44
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 3%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 0%
- On SEN support
- 9%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Derbyshire Dales 010C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 34%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 77%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 48%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Natasha Clark
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Doveridge & Sudbury
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- URN
- 112537
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Peter's Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2022 | — | 2.1 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 90% | 2.1 mi |
| Picknalls First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | — | 2.2 mi |
| St Mary's CofE (A) First SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | — | 2.2 mi |
| Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 2.6 mi |
| Marston Montgomery Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 2.6 mi |
| Sudbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 2.7 mi |
| Bramshall Meadows First SchoolFree schools | No grade | — | 3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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