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
- 16.4%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 48 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 83 |
| Biology | GCSE | 82 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 119 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 81 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 60 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 161 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 100 |
| English Language | GCSE | 502 |
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 |