OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
1 July 2025
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Derbyshire
Trust
ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
86
86 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
23
26.7% of pupils
Male pupils
63
73.3% of pupils
45.0 pts
above England
School
69.8%
High Peak
27.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
16.8 pts
below England
School
3.5%
High Peak
2.7%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
High Peak
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
2.3%
2
White and Black African
2.3%
2
Any other Asian background
1.2%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
86 of
86 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
0.0%
0 pupils
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
EHC plans
100.0%
86 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Severe learning difficulty
34
Autistic spectrum disorder
19
Profound & multiple learning difficulty
10
Social, emotional & mental health
8
Specific learning difficulty
3
Moderate learning difficulty
2
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
14.78%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.56 pts
higher than
England
School
14.78%
High Peak
6.25%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
39.73%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
23.91 pts
higher than
England
School
39.73%
High Peak
14.59%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
6.85%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.05 pts
higher than
England
School
6.85%
High Peak
2.16%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open
not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.6%
15.8 pts
above England
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.