Ashby School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Ashby-De-La-Zouch · LE65 1DT · Leicestershire
Ages 11–19
- Att847.2
- P8-0.1
- Absence8.0%
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 138350
Ivanhoe School
Academy converter · Ashby-de-la-Zouch · LE65 1HX
Ages 11–16 · 848 pupils · Leicestershire
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
40.6
Overall absence
10.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-04-29
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.39
−20+2
Attainment 840.6
English & maths grade 5+33%
English & maths grade 4+58%
EBacc entry30%
EBacc APS: 3.7
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.4%
Unauthorised2.5%
- Authorised absence
- 7.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 905
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill77%
848 pupils · 1,098 places
- Pupils on roll
- 848
- Boys / girls
- 430 / 418
- School capacity
- 1,098
- Capacity fill
- 848 / 1,098 (77%)
- Free school meals
- 24.2%
- FSM pupils
- 205
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- LIFE Multi-Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Steere
Location
- Address
- North Street
- Postcode
- LE65 1HX
- Town
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch
- County
- Leicestershire
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- District
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, 848 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 24.2%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Other independent special school
Ashby De La Zouch · LE65 1HS · Leicestershire
Ages 5–19
- Att81.9
0.2 miles away
Woodcote Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Ashby-de-la-Zouch · LE65 1JX · Leicestershire
Ages 5–11
- KS241%
- Absence7.0%
0.3 miles away
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ashby-de-la-Zouch · LE65 2LL · Leicestershire
Ages 5–11
- KS253%
- Absence4.9%
0.4 miles away
Ashby Hastings Primary School
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Primary
Ashby-De-La-Zouch · LE65 2AX · Leicestershire
Ages 4–11
- Absence5.1%
0.6 miles away
Ashby Hill Top Primary School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Ashby-de-la-Zouch · LE65 2NF · Leicestershire
Ages 5–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.0%
0.7 miles away
Ashby Willesley Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ashby-de-la-Zouch · LE65 2QG · Leicestershire
Ages 4–11
- KS275%
- Absence3.7%
0.9 miles away
Packington Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ashby-de-la-Zouch · LE65 1WL · Leicestershire
Ages 4–11
- KS253%
- Absence5.5%
1.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Steere
- Telephone
- 01530412756