OFSTED
8 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
21 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy alternative provision 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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
103
103 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
26
25.2% of pupils
Male pupils
77
74.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
45.1 pts
above England
School
69.9%
Erewash
32.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Erewash
5.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Erewash
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.5%
85
White and Black Caribbean
7.8%
8
Any other White background
3.9%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
2
Caribbean
1.0%
1
Gypsy / Roma
1.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
98.1%
101 of
103 pupils
77.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
51.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
26.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
56.6%
23.2 pts
below England
Esteem Valley Academy
56.6%
Erewash
84.2%
East Midlands
78.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.