Ashby School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Nottingham Road, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/01/2024
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
19.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,669
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,820 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
228 of 272 families who put it first got an offer
231
Places offered
564
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 272 | 228 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 169 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 93 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 30 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 564 | 231 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 27 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jude Mellor
- Address
- Nottingham Road, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT
- Phone
- 01530413748
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Ashby Money Hill · North West Leicestershire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148549
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
1,669 pupils · 1,820 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,197 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.69 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 259 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 32.55 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 226 | — |
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 | 258 | 19% | 57% | 77% | |
| English Language | 258 | 19% | 57% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 253 | 18% | 58% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 202 | 18% | 44% | 67% | |
| French | 168 | 21% | 58% | 71% | |
| Geography | 144 | 18% | 48% | 63% | |
| History | 129 | 17% | 42% | 56% | |
| Engineering | 75 | 9% | 32% | 52% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 68 | 31% | 57% | 62% | |
| Business | 61 | 18% | 56% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 60 | 22% | 67% | 83% | |
| Social Studies | 57 | 16% | 49% | 61% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 68 | 0% | 18% | 32% | |
| Mathematics | 66 | 15% | 42% | 55% | |
| Biology | 58 | 5% | 22% | 41% | |
| Psychology | 49 | 2% | 10% | 39% | |
| Business Studies | 49 | 2% | 18% | 53% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 5% | 30% | 49% | |
| History | 37 | 0% | 14% | 41% | |
| English Language | 34 | 0% | 3% | 26% | |
| Physics | 29 | 14% | 28% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 0% | 7% | 48% | |
| Design and Technology (Engineering) | 23 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 6% | 17% | 33% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11728: Ashby School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
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.