Holbrook School for Autism

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Portway
 Holbrook
 Belper
 Derbyshire DE56 0TE
Telephone: 01332 880208

School Type

Phase: Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 4-19)
Type: Special Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from Holbrook School for Autism
Trust: Esteem Multi-Academy Trust
Sponsor: Esteem Multi-Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Joanne Howarth (since April 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Lucy Hunt and Richard Jackson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 26.6 / 65.06
Non-teaching Staff*: 86.43
Number of pupils: 160
Boarders: Yes (26 boys / 1 girls)
Pupils Per Teacher: 6.0
Sex: Mixed (89% boys / 11% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 51.70% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 13.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 10.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 14.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 12.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Derbyshire
Constituency: Amber Valley
Electoral Ward: Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley
School Number: 8307001

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 20th June 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Holbrook Church of England Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  2. Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  3. Milford Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  4. Kilburn Infant and Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  5. Kilburn Junior School (2.0km) show on map
  6. Herbert Strutt Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  7. William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Pri... (2.3km) show on map
  8. The Ecclesbourne School (2.6km) show on map
  9. Duffield the Meadows Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  10. Little Eaton Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  11. Belper School and Sixth Form Centre (3.0km) show on map
  12. Horsley Woodhouse Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  13. John Flamsteed Community School (3.2km) show on map
  14. Pottery Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  15. Denby Free CofE VA Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  16. St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery (3.7km) show on map
  17. Long Row Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  18. St Elizabeth's Catholic Voluntary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  19. Morley Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  20. Richardson Endowed Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  21. Street Lane Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  22. The Curzon CofE Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  23. Breadsall CofE VC Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  24. Tuition Services Co Brookside School (5.0km) show on map
  25. Portway Infant School (5.3km) show on map
  26. Portway Junior School (5.4km) show on map
  27. Allestree Woodlands School (5.6km) show on map
  28. Stanley Common Church of England Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  29. Old Vicarage School (5.8km) show on map
  30. Heage Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  31. Ripley Infant School (6.0km) show on map
  32. Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (6.0km) show on map
  33. St Andrew's Academy (6.1km) show on map
  34. Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary ... (6.1km) show on map
  35. Ripley Junior School (6.1km) show on map
  36. Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery (6.2km) show on map
  37. Ripley Nursery School (6.3km) show on map
  38. Parkview Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  39. Include - St Matthews (6.3km) show on map
  40. Da Vinci Academy (6.3km) show on map
  41. Breadsall Hill Top Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  42. Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (6.6km) show on map
  43. Lawn Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  44. Howitt Primary Community School (6.6km) show on map
  45. Ambergate Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  46. Corfield CofE Infant School (6.7km) show on map
  47. The Ripley Academy (6.7km) show on map
  48. Waingroves Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  49. St Andrew's CofE Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  50. Beaufort Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  51. St Giles' Spencer Academy (6.9km) show on map
  52. Roe Farm Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  53. Turnditch Church of England Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  54. St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy (7.0km) show on map
  55. Lons Infant School (7.0km) show on map
  56. Scargill CofE Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  57. Coppice Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  58. Ripley St John's Church of England Primary Sc... (7.1km) show on map
  59. Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  60. Cavendish Close Infant School (7.3km) show on map
  61. Mundy CofE Junior School (7.3km) show on map
  62. Lees Brook Academy (7.4km) show on map
  63. Jasmine House School (7.4km) show on map
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  65. Cavendish Close Junior Academy (7.5km) show on map
  66. Markeaton Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  67. Derwent Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  68. Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited (7.7km) show on map
  69. Marlpool Infant School (7.8km) show on map
  70. Castle School (7.8km) show on map
  71. Whitecross Nursery School (7.9km) show on map
  72. Aurora Ryefields School (7.9km) show on map
  73. Landau Forte College (7.9km) show on map
  74. Marlpool Junior School (8.0km) show on map
  75. St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy (8.0km) show on map
  76. Chaddesden Park Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  77. Central Community Nursery School (8.1km) show on map
  78. Bridge Street School (8.1km) show on map
  79. Langley Mill Academy (8.1km) show on map
  80. Mugginton CofE Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  81. Royal School for the Deaf Derby (8.1km) show on map
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  85. Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery School (8.4km) show on map
  86. Aldercar High School (8.4km) show on map
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  88. Aldercar Infant School (8.5km) show on map
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  90. Cherry Tree Hill Primary School (8.7km) show on map
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  92. Derby Cathedral School (8.8km) show on map
  93. Brackensdale Spencer Academy (8.9km) show on map
  94. Springfield Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  95. Becket Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  96. Castleward Spencer Academy (9.0km) show on map
  97. West Park School (9.0km) show on map
  98. Meadow Farm Community Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  99. Derby College (9.1km) show on map
  100. Swanwick Primary School (9.1km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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