Ash Field Academy
Broad Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PY
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Principal
- Miss Tracey Lawrence
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 138094
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162737151
About this school
Ash Field Academy is a special academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 162 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
| 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 | -5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.7 | 1.3 | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.51 -2.38 to -0.63 | -1.68 -2.61 to -0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | - |
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 Field Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.7 | 40.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.3 | 42.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 46.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 22.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 22.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 157 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.46%
- English as an additional language
- 47.8%
- Overall absence
- 22.12%
- Persistent absence
- 63.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust0.5 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Oaklands School0.6 miles
Special schools · Leicester
-
Land of Learning Primary School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
- ALP Leicester Special schools
- Educ8 Leicestershire Special schools
- Ellesmere College Special schools
- Elmbrook School Local authority maintained schools
- Indie Education Special schools
- Keyham Lodge School Academies
- Leicester Partnership School Local authority maintained schools
- Leicester Therapeutic School Special schools
- Miller House School Special schools
- Millgate School Academies
- Netherhall Mead Academy Academies
- Oaklands School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ash Field Academy teach?
- Ash Field Academy teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Leicester.
- Who is the principal of Ash Field Academy?
- The principal of Ash Field Academy is Miss Tracey Lawrence, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ash Field Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ash Field Academy, 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 Field Academy?
- Ash Field Academy has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Ash Field Academy full?
- Ash Field Academy has capacity for 160 pupils and 162 on roll (101%), 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 Field Academy a faith school?
- No. Ash Field Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Ash Field Academy?
- Ash Field Academy is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ash Field Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ash Field Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ash Field Academy'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 Field Academy's absence rate?
- Ash Field Academy's overall absence rate is 22.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ash Field Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ash Field Academy'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.