UK Schools
Ashby School
Ashby School is a mixed secondary academy in Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire County Council, teaching 1,669 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in January 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 48.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 19 December 2025 to 10 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Ashby School.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Ashby School.
- 26 Teacher Day
- 27 School Opens to Students (Year 12 return Sep 1)
- 20–24 Autumn Half Term
- 13 XMAT Early Finish 2pm
- 28 Disaggregated Day (School closed to students)
- 19 End of Autumn Term (Full Day)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 6 School Opens (Spring Term)
- 13 XMAT Early Finish 2pm
- 12 XMAT Early Finish 2pm
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 10 XMAT Early Finish 2pm
- 27 End of Spring Term (Full Day)
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13 School Opens (Summer Term)
- 21 XMAT Early Finish 2pm
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday (School closed)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 XMAT Early Finish 2pm
- 10 End of Summer Term (Full Day)
- 13–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–21 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Teacher Day Aug 26, 2025 Inset Day
- School Opens to Students (Year 12 return Sep 1) Aug 27, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Oct 20-24, 2025 Holiday
- Disaggregated Day (School closed to students) Nov 28, 2025 Event
- End of Autumn Term (Full Day) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens (Spring Term) Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- End of Spring Term (Full Day) Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- School Opens (Summer Term) Apr 13, 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday (School closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- XMAT Early Finish 2pm Jun 25, 2026 Event
- End of Summer Term (Full Day) Jul 10, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 13 - Aug 21, 2026 Holiday
- XMAT Early Finish 2pm Nov 13, 2025 Event
- XMAT Early Finish 2pm Jan 13, 2026 Event
- XMAT Early Finish 2pm Feb 12, 2026 Event
- XMAT Early Finish 2pm Mar 10, 2026 Event
- XMAT Early Finish 2pm Apr 21, 2026 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Ashby School with Leicestershire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 32.55 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 19.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Ashby School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Ashby School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.