Ashgate Nursery School

  • Nursery
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 2 to 5
Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention

18 Stepping Lane, Derby, DE1 1GJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Ashgate Nursery School is a nursery school in Derby for ages 2 to 5. It is one of the 116 schools in Derby. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in March 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 3 March 2026, report published 26 May 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement
Safeguarding
Met

Pupil numbers and mix

68 pupils on roll

Eligible for free school meals0%

0%, 26.5 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language19.1%

19.1%, 2.5 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support25%

25%, 10.2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.4%

4.4%, 1.6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Ashgate Nursery School

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Whitecross Nursery School0.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Central Community Nursery School0.4 milesReport card: Urgent improvement to needs attention
Stonehill Nursery School1 mileOfsted: Good
Walbrook Nursery School2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Harrington Nursery School2 milesOfsted: Outstanding

School details

School type
Local authority nursery school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
2 to 5
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Fearn
Address
18 Stepping Lane, Derby, DE1 1GJ
Local authority
Derby
URN
112479

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.