Holbrook School for Autism
Special schoolHolbrook School for Autism is a special school in Amber Valley, for pupils aged 4 to 19. It had 170 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 20 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Holbrook School for Autism met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Holbrook School for Autism was 0.4, against 44.8 in Amber Valley and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Amber Valley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 0.4 | 44.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 44.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 10 | – | – |
- Holbrook School for Autism teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holbrook Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, February 2025. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Milford Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Amber Valley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).