Ashby Hastings Primary School
School Lane, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 2AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Mckeown
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Symphony Learning Trust
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 148624
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530442480
About this school
Ashby Hastings Primary School is a primary academy in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 149 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Ashby Hastings 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashby Hastings Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 9.2% | 149 | — |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4.4% | 18.6% | 277 | 0.4 miles |
| Ashby Hill Top Primary School | 64% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 308 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodcote Primary School | 20% | 7.4% | 36.3% | 126 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashby Willesley Primary School | 85% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 411 | 1.0 miles |
| Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 40% | 7% | 23% | 86 | 1.3 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)
- 9.17%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 4.35%
- Persistent absence
- 5.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
-
Ashby Hill Top Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
-
Woodcote Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
-
Ashby Willesley Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
-
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
Other schools in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
- 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
- Ashby School Secondary
- Ivanhoe School Secondary
- Huntingdon House School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashby Hastings Primary School teach?
- Ashby Hastings Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashby Hastings Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashby Hastings Primary School is Mrs Rachel Mckeown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashby Hastings Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashby Hastings 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 big is Ashby Hastings Primary School?
- Ashby Hastings Primary School has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ashby Hastings Primary School full?
- Ashby Hastings Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 149 on roll (71%), 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 Hastings Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashby Hastings Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ashby Hastings Primary School a selective school?
- No. Ashby Hastings Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Ashby Hastings Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashby Hastings Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ashby Hastings Primary School?
- Ashby Hastings 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.
- What is Ashby Hastings Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashby Hastings Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ashby Hastings Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ashby Hastings Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.