Ashby School
Nottingham Road, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Jude Mellor
- Sponsor
- LIFE Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,820
- Pupils on roll
- 1,669
- URN
- 148549
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530413748
About this school
Ashby School is a secondary academy in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,669 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
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 507 | 343 | 259 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.0 | 47.2 | 48.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 -0.62 to -0.37 | -0.14 -0.29 to +0.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 50.1% | 49.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 71.7% | 71.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 45% | 74.3% | 63.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
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 Ashby 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 | 43 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.2 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.1 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,623 |
| 2023/24 | 1,527 |
| 2024/25 | 1,679 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashby School compares
Ashby School ranked 18th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.1 | 8.3% | 12.9% | 1,669 | — |
| Ivanhoe School | 38.1 | 9.7% | 26.2% | 848 | 0.2 miles |
| Granville Academy | 46.5 | 6.7% | 36.7% | 914 | 3.6 miles |
| The Newbridge School | 41.2 | 9.8% | 24.6% | 863 | 4.6 miles |
| The Pingle Academy | 39.2 | 9% | 35.1% | 1,363 | 4.7 miles |
| Ibstock School | 41.5 | 11.9% | 21.9% | 689 | 4.9 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)
- 12.85%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 8.32%
- Persistent absence
- 19.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ivanhoe School0.2 miles
Secondary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
-
Granville Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Swadlincote
-
The Newbridge School4.6 miles
Secondary · Coalville
-
The Pingle Academy4.7 miles
Secondary · Swadlincote
-
Ibstock School4.9 miles
Secondary · Ibstock
Other schools in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
- Ivanhoe 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 year groups does Ashby School teach?
- Ashby School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashby School?
- The headteacher of Ashby School is Dr Jude Mellor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashby School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashby 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 Ashby School?
- Ashby School has 1,669 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Ashby School full?
- Ashby School has capacity for 1,820 pupils and 1,669 on roll (92%), 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 Ashby School a faith school?
- No. Ashby School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Ashby School?
- Ashby 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 Ashby School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43 in 2022/23 and 48.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashby School rank locally?
- Ashby School ranked 18th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% 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 School's absence rate?
- Ashby School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashby School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashby 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 10 July 2026.