Spring Valley School
Spring Valley School is an independent special school in Breaston for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 12 pupils and room for 24.
Spring Valley, The Old Rectory, Risley Lane, Breaston, DE72 3AU0756 170 4643roachesschool.netMrs Dina Chhabra headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Derbyshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 8% | 0% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 90% | 92% | 100% | 88% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firfield Primary School | Council | 420 m | 413 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
| Brackenfield Special School | Council | 0.9 miles | 283 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 229 | Report card 2025 | 84 | Compare |
| Wilsthorpe School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 1,236 | Good 2023 | 72 | Compare |
| Dovedale Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 395 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
| Harrington Junior School | Council | 1.1 miles | 218 | Good 2022 | 30 | Compare |
| Parklands Infant and Nursery School | Council | 1.1 miles | 205 | Good 2020 | 29 | Compare |
| Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School | Church of England | 1.1 miles | 75 | Good 2023 | 44 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Spring Valley School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Spring Valley School yet.
How many pupils does Spring Valley School have?
12 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 24 places, so it is 50% full.
Does Spring Valley School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Spring Valley, The Old Rectory, Risley Lane, Breaston, DE72 3AU
- Telephone
- 0756 170 4643
- Website
- www.roachesschool.net
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dina Chhabra
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Breaston
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 31 March 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148406 · LAESTAB 8306055
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.