Worthington School
Main Street, Worthington, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1RQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natasha Clark
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- URN
- 119954
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530222319
About this school
Worthington School is a community primary school in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 52 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 67% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 22% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 89% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 67% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 78% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Worthington School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 57 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Worthington School compares
Worthington School ranked 12th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 7.4% | 17.5% | 52 | — |
| Newbold Church of England Primary School | — | 3.8% | 10.7% | 30 | 1.2 miles |
| Griffydam Primary School | 64% | 2.4% | 7.2% | 93 | 1.3 miles |
| St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School | 50% | 3% | 2% | 58 | 1.5 miles |
| Thringstone Primary School | 42% | 6.2% | 35.4% | 175 | 1.9 miles |
| Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School | 36% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 87 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.54%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 18.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newbold Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Griffydam Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Thringstone Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Coalville
Other schools in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Worthington School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
- Ashby Hastings Primary School Primary
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School Primary
- Ashby Willesley Primary School Primary
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Packington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Woodcote Primary School Primary
- Ashby School Secondary
- Ivanhoe School Secondary
- Huntingdon House School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Worthington School teach?
- Worthington School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
- Who is the headteacher of Worthington School?
- The headteacher of Worthington School is Mrs Natasha Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Worthington School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Worthington School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Worthington School?
- Worthington School has 52 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Worthington School full?
- Worthington School has capacity for 84 pupils and 52 on roll (62%), 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 Worthington School a faith school?
- No. Worthington School has no designated religious character.
- Does Worthington School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Worthington School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Worthington School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Worthington School rank locally?
- Worthington School ranked 12th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Worthington School's absence rate?
- Worthington School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Worthington School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Worthington School'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 30 June 2026.