Ashgate Nursery School
18 Stepping Lane, Derby, DE1 1GJ
- Phase
- Nursery
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Derby
- Free school meals
- 0%
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 26 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
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Nearby alternatives
- Whitecross Nursery School 0.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Central Community Nursery School 0.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026) · safeguarding not met
- Stonehill Nursery School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Harrington Nursery School 2.8 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lord Street Nursery School 4.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ripley Nursery School 14.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.