Ashby School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 25 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 148549
- Address
- Nottingham Road, LE65 1DT
- Website
- www.ashbyschool.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1527 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.9%
- Girls
- 53.1%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 91.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.9%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.5
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.89
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 72 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 72 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 82 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 104 |
| English Language | GCSE | 343 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 335 |
Admissions
Ashby School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 252
- 2nd preference
- 178
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 219
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 108 110 |
| Year 8 | 222 102 120 |
| Year 10 | 257 122 135 |
| Year 11 | 348 163 185 |
| Year 12 | 245 102 143 |
| Year 13 | 237 119 118 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 83.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 42.0% 41.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 31.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.7% 1.2% |