Ivanhoe School
North Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Steere
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- LIFE Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,098
- Pupils on roll
- 848
- URN
- 138350
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530412756
About this school
Ivanhoe School is a secondary academy in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 848 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ivanhoe 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 66 | 101 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.6 | 38.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 -0.74 to -0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33.3% | 31.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57.6% | 53.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30.3% | 42.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.6 |
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 Ivanhoe 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 | — | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.1 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 899 |
| 2023/24 | 870 |
| 2024/25 | 799 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ivanhoe School compares
Ivanhoe School ranked 41st of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.1 | 9.7% | 26.2% | 848 | — |
| Ashby School | 48.1 | 8.3% | 12.9% | 1,669 | 0.2 miles |
| Granville Academy | 46.5 | 6.7% | 36.7% | 914 | 3.4 miles |
| The Pingle Academy | 39.2 | 9% | 35.1% | 1,363 | 4.5 miles |
| The Newbridge School | 41.2 | 9.8% | 24.6% | 863 | 4.8 miles |
| Ibstock School | 41.5 | 11.9% | 21.9% | 689 | 5.1 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)
- 26.16%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.67%
- Persistent absence
- 26.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashby School0.2 miles
Secondary · Ashby-De-La-Zouch
-
Granville Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Swadlincote
-
The Pingle Academy4.5 miles
Secondary · Swadlincote
-
The Newbridge School4.8 miles
Secondary · Coalville
-
Ibstock School5.1 miles
Secondary · Ibstock
Other schools in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
- Ashby School Secondary
- 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
- Worthington School Primary
- Huntingdon House School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Ivanhoe School teach?
- Ivanhoe School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
- Who is the headteacher of Ivanhoe School?
- The headteacher of Ivanhoe School is Mrs Jennifer Steere, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ivanhoe School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe School?
- Ivanhoe School has 848 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ivanhoe School full?
- Ivanhoe School has capacity for 1,098 pupils and 848 on roll (77%), 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 Ivanhoe School a faith school?
- No. Ivanhoe School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ivanhoe School a selective school?
- No. Ivanhoe School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ivanhoe School part of an academy trust?
- Ivanhoe School is part of LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ivanhoe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.6 in 2023/24 and 38.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ivanhoe School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Ivanhoe School ranked 41st of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ivanhoe School's absence rate?
- Ivanhoe School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ivanhoe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ivanhoe 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.