Ashbourne College
Other independent school · Mixed · Kensington and Chelsea
17 Old Court Place, London, W8 4PL
38
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
223
Capacity used
Has space74%
300 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 13–21
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Kirby
- Address
- 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL
- Phone
- 02079373858
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Ward / constituency
- Campden · Kensington and Bayswater
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100537
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
223 pupils · 300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 26.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 1.99 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.42 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 4.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 9.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 10.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 113 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.18 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 31.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 116 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 13 | 46% | 92% | 100% | |
| English Language | 12 | 42% | 83% | 92% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 42% | 92% | 100% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Russian | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| French | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 64 | 14% | 61% | 80% | |
| Psychology | 29 | 10% | 24% | 48% | |
| Economics | 28 | 18% | 46% | 71% | |
| Biology | 24 | 4% | 42% | 67% | |
| Physics | 21 | 19% | 38% | 62% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 5% | 30% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 31% | 50% | 81% | |
| Computer Science | 15 | 0% | 33% | 53% | |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 15% | 54% | 62% | |
| Russian | 11 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Film Studies | 10 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| History | 9 | 0% | 33% | 89% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10345: Ashbourne College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.