Ashbourne College
17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 13 to 21
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Kirby
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 100537
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02079373858
About this school
Ashbourne College is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 13 to 21 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Ashbourne College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ashbourne College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 1985, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 17 | 18 | 113 |
| Attainment 8 score | 31.3 | 26.8 | 4.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% | 38.9% | 9.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 50% | 10.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ashbourne College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kensington and Chelsea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31.3 | 34.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 26.8 | 32 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.3 | 35.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 250 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 51
Location
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Thomas's Kensington0.3 miles
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Royal College of Art0.5 miles
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Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine0.5 miles
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Kensington Park School0.6 miles
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Royal College of Music0.6 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Ashbourne College teach?
- Ashbourne College teaches children aged 13 to 21. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashbourne College?
- The headteacher of Ashbourne College is Mr Michael Kirby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashbourne College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ashbourne College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Ashbourne College?
- Ashbourne College has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 21.
- Is Ashbourne College full?
- Ashbourne College has capacity for 300 pupils and 223 on roll (74%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashbourne College a faith school?
- No. Ashbourne College has no designated religious character.
- Is Ashbourne College a selective school?
- No. Ashbourne College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Ashbourne College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 31.3 in 2022/23 and 4.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ashbourne College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashbourne College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.