Ashfield Comprehensive School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 7 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 137981
- Address
- Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 8HP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2584 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.4%
- Girls
- 52.6%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 85.4%
Other White 4.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 1.9%
African 1.4%
Chinese 1%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.8
Local authority average 46.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.28
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 57 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 57 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
Admissions
Ashfield Comprehensive School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 405
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 465
- 2nd preference
- 212
- 3rd preference
- 101
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 405
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 407 200 207 |
| Year 8 | 412 212 200 |
| Year 9 | 395 195 200 |
| Year 10 | 411 200 211 |
| Year 11 | 395 195 200 |
| Year 12 | 296 111 185 |
| Year 13 | 234 98 136 |
| Year 14 | 34 14 20 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 42.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 36.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 52.0% 62.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 22.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 2.4% |