Holbrook School for Autism
Academy special converter · Mixed · Derbyshire
Portway, Belper, DE56 0TE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 20/06/2023
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
89.4%
22.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
170
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
160 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Sam Bayliss
- Address
- Portway, Belper, DE56 0TE
- Phone
- 01332880208
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley · Amber Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146058
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 56% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
170 pupils · 160 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 128 pupils
Attendance
89.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
10.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
5.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 17 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.