Ash Lea School
Owthorpe Road, Cotgrave, NG12 3PA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Kate Davies
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 99
- Pupils on roll
- 104
- URN
- 122957
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159892744
About this school
Ash Lea School is a community special school in Cotgrave. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 104 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -8.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.80 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Ash Lea 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 February 2025
- 2 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.71%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Plumtree School2.4 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
-
Colston Bassett School Limited3.4 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
-
Venture Learning4.2 miles
Special schools
-
Easthorpe School4.3 miles
Special schools
-
Clayfield House4.5 miles
Other types · Nottingham
Common questions
- What year groups does Ash Lea School teach?
- Ash Lea School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is a special school in Cotgrave.
- Who is the headteacher of Ash Lea School?
- The headteacher of Ash Lea School is Ms Kate Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ash Lea School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ash Lea 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 Ash Lea School?
- Ash Lea School has 104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Ash Lea School full?
- Ash Lea School has capacity for 99 pupils and 104 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Ash Lea School a faith school?
- No. Ash Lea School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Ash Lea School have?
- The schools register lists Ash Lea School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ash Lea School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Ash Lea School's absence rate?
- Ash Lea School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ash Lea School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ash Lea 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.