Nursery
Ashgate Nursery School
18 Stepping Lane, Derby, DE1 1GJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Nursery
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 68 pupils
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Local authority
- Derby
- Nursery
- Yes
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 7.1
- Pupils per adult
- 4.0
- Pupils
- 29
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
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March 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
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18 Stepping Lane, Derby, DE1 1GJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Derby admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Helen Fearn
- Address
- 18 Stepping Lane, Derby, DE1 1GJ
- Telephone
- 01332371769