Ashgate Croft School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
136
AGES
4 - 19
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community special school

This school was closed.

How Does The School Perform?

Outstanding
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(31/10/2017)
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6.7:1
NATIONAL AVG. 19.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
29.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 17.7%
Persistent Absence
4.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.0%
Pupils first language
not English
59.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 25.9%
Free school meals
Ashgate Road
Chesterfield
S40 4BN
01246275111

School Description

Ashgate Croft School is a large special school which caters for pupils with a wide range of disabilities and special educational needs including: moderate learning difficulties; severe learning difficulties; profound and multiple learning difficulties; sensory impairments; autistic spectrum disorders; speech, language and communication disorders; and behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. All pupils have a statement of special educational needs and nearly all are from the local authority where the school is located. The proportion of pupils who are from minority ethnic backgrounds or who have English as an additional language is low. The proportion of pupils who are known to be eligible for free schools meals and entitled to receive the pupil premium is nearly twice the national average. There are twice as many boys as girls in the school. The school has an informal agreement with a local secondary school where some pupils are accommodated and educated on a full-time basis on its site. The school has recently opened two new on-site facilities; The Croft, which is a bungalow to help promote life skills, and a swimming pool. The school has gained several awards for its work including: Healthy Schools Award; Food for Life (Silver); Eco-schools Award (Silver); Derbyshire Anti-bullying Commitment; and the International Schools Award.

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