Ashby Hill Top Primary School
Beaumont Avenue, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 2NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sylvie Newman
- Sponsor
- Symphony Learning Trust
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 308
- URN
- 138804
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530415736
About this school
Ashby Hill Top Primary School is a primary academy in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 308 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashby Hill Top Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 44 | 45 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 56% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 84% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 82% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 71% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Ashby Hill Top Primary 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 | 73% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 305 |
| 2023/24 | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 313 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashby Hill Top Primary School compares
Ashby Hill Top Primary School ranked 100th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 308 | — |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4.4% | 18.6% | 277 | 0.4 miles |
| Ashby Hastings Primary School | — | 4.4% | 9.2% | 149 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashby Willesley Primary School | 85% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 411 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodcote Primary School | 20% | 7.4% | 36.3% | 126 | 0.8 miles |
| Packington Church of England Primary School | 29% | 5.7% | 4.6% | 92 | 1.4 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)
- 11.5%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
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Ashby Hastings Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashby-De-La-Zouch
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Ashby Willesley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
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Woodcote Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
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Packington Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Other schools in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby Hill Top Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
- Ashby Hastings 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
- Ashby School Secondary
- Ivanhoe School Secondary
- Huntingdon House School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Ashby Hill Top Primary School teach?
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashby Hill Top Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashby Hill Top Primary School is Mrs Sylvie Newman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashby Hill Top Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashby Hill Top Primary 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 Ashby Hill Top Primary School?
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School has 308 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Ashby Hill Top Primary School full?
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 308 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashby Hill Top Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashby Hill Top Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashby Hill Top Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashby Hill Top Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ashby Hill Top Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School is part of SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashby Hill Top Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashby Hill Top Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School ranked 100th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashby Hill Top Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashby Hill Top Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashby Hill Top Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashby Hill Top Primary 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.