# Esteem South Academy

Esteem South Academy is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in South Derbyshire, for pupils aged 5 to 16.

It had 25 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E146056. [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages: 5 to 16
- Pupils: 25
- Council: South Derbyshire
- URN: 146056

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Newhall Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newhall-junior-school-e150696): 180 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mercia Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mercia-academy-e149380): 300 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Newhall Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newhall-infant-school-e112636): 320 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023
- [Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairmeadows-foundation-primary-school-e112982): 590 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Pingle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pingle-academy-e144069): 1.2 km. Secondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmsleigh-infant-and-nursery-school-e147811): 1.5 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146056)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146056)

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