Ashfield Comprehensive School
Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8HP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Brown
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Two Counties Trust
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 3,146
- Pupils on roll
- 2,601
- URN
- 137981
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01623455000
About this school
Ashfield Comprehensive School is a secondary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 2,601 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashfield Comprehensive School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 400 | 412 | 395 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.0 | 45.4 | 47.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.10 -0.04 to +0.24 | -0.08 -0.22 to +0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 43.4% | 44.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 65% | 69.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 47.8% | 50.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
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 Ashfield Comprehensive 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 | 49 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.4 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,681 |
| 2023/24 | 2,645 |
| 2024/25 | 2,584 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashfield Comprehensive School compares
Ashfield Comprehensive School ranked 21st of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.8 | 7.5% | 28.5% | 2,601 | — |
| Sutton Community Academy | 37.6 | 8.2% | 46.1% | 796 | 1.0 miles |
| Outwood Academy Kirkby | 36.1 | 12.7% | 49.6% | 523 | 1.3 miles |
| Quarrydale Academy | 36.6 | 8.3% | 36.4% | 1,265 | 1.8 miles |
| Frederick Gent School | 46.3 | 6.9% | 34.3% | 801 | 2.6 miles |
| Selston High School | 38.8 | 11% | 30.6% | 862 | 3.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.47%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sutton Community Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Outwood Academy Kirkby1.3 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
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Quarrydale Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Frederick Gent School2.6 miles
Secondary · Alfreton
-
Selston High School3.0 miles
Secondary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
Ashfield Comprehensive School ranks 22nd of the 42 ranked secondary schools in Nottingham.
- Aldercar High School Secondary
- Alderman White School Secondary
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Aspley Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Beechdale Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Trent Academy Secondary
- Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Secondary
- Bramcote College Secondary
- Carlton Academy Secondary
- Chilwell School Secondary
- Christ The King Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Colonel Frank Seely Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashfield Comprehensive School teach?
- Ashfield Comprehensive School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashfield Comprehensive School?
- The headteacher of Ashfield Comprehensive School is Mrs Jenny Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashfield Comprehensive School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashfield Comprehensive 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 many pupils are at Ashfield Comprehensive School?
- Ashfield Comprehensive School has 2,601 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ashfield Comprehensive School full?
- Ashfield Comprehensive School has capacity for 3,146 pupils and 2,601 on roll (83%), 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 Ashfield Comprehensive School a faith school?
- No. Ashfield Comprehensive School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ashfield Comprehensive School a selective school?
- No. Ashfield Comprehensive School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ashfield Comprehensive School part of an academy trust?
- Ashfield Comprehensive School is part of THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashfield Comprehensive School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49 in 2022/23 and 47.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashfield Comprehensive School compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Ashfield Comprehensive School ranked 21st of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashfield Comprehensive School's absence rate?
- Ashfield Comprehensive School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashfield Comprehensive School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashfield Comprehensive 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 1 July 2026.