Ashby Hastings Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Leicestershire
School Lane, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 2AX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/06/2024
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.7%
5.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
149
Capacity used
Has space71%
210 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
26 of 30 families who put it first got an offer
29
Places offered
138
Total applications
4.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 30 | 26 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 48 | 3 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 32 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 28 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 138 | 29 | 21% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rachel Mckeown
- Address
- School Lane, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 2AX
- Phone
- 01530442480
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Ashby Holywell · North West Leicestershire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148624
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
149 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
11 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 91 pupils
Attendance
95.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
5.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.