Ashlyns School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
117578
Address
Chesham Road, HP4 3AH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1546 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
5.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.3%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.5%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 4.7%
Indian 0.8%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.28
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.19
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 38%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 60%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 52
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.53
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award21
Art & DesignGCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE67
BiologyGCSE59
Business Studies:SingleGCSE91
ChemistryGCSE59
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE54
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE18
Design & TechnologyGCSE38
DanceGCSE1
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Ashlyns School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
234
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
283
2nd preference
187
3rd preference
109
From another Local Authority
89
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
221
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
128
112
Year 8
240
120
120
Year 9
268
129
139
Year 10
241
119
122
Year 11
243
134
109
Year 12
162
67
95
Year 13
152
76
76
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
92.3%
86.5%
Further education
30.0%
27.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
61.0%
61.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
1.0%
1.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
3.0%
1.0%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.5%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.8%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
3.0%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
85.0%
68.4%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
49.0%
25.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
43.0%
22.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
4.0%
1.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.9%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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