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About the school

Ashby School is an open secondary school in Leicestershire.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
24 January 2024
Published
6 March 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Latest outcome
Good

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Good

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

259 pupils

Attainment 8

School
48.1
Leicestershire
46.2
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
Leicestershire
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
49.80%
Leicestershire
46.80%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
71.80%
Leicestershire
66.60%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
63.30%
Leicestershire
41.50%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
4.47
Leicestershire
4.13
England
4.09

A levels and sixth form

226 A-level students

Average A-level grade

School
C+

Average A-level points

School
32.55

AAB or better

School
14.80%

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

1679

Girls

52.23%

Boys

47.77%

SEN support

9.95%

Education, health and care plan

1.19%

English as an additional language

3.00%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

12.85%

Overall absence

8.32

Persistent absence

19.21

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

507

Sustained education or employment

91%

Education

83%

Apprenticeship

4%

Employment

4%

Not sustained

7%

After 16–18 study

Cohort

294

Sustained education or employment

93%

Higher education

65%

Further education

3%

Apprenticeship

6%

Employment

18%

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