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Ashfield Comprehensive School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham NG17 8HP · ashfield.ttct.co.uk · 01623 455000

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
47.8
average Attainment 8 score. Nottinghamshire 46.8, England 46
Last distance offered
2.71 mi
4.36 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Nottinghamshire Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
2,601
83% of 3,146 places
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31%
First language not English
6.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Two Counties Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.71 mi (4.36 km) from the school. Source: Nottinghamshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 408 families put the school first and 406 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 542 (Places 405)542September 2023: 500 (Places 410)500September 2024: 485 (Places 402)485September 2025: 465 (Places 405)465September 2026: 408 (Places 406)408Places 406
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20264064081▲98%
September 2025Sept 20254054651.1▲87%
September 2024Sept 20244024851.2▲83%
September 2023Sept 20234105001.2▲82%
September 2022Sept 20224055421.3▲75%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20262.71 mi4.36 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 44.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Nottinghamshire it was 46.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.0 (England 46.3)48.02017/18: 45.3 (England 46.5)45.32018/19: 45.9 (England 46.7)45.92021/22: 49.5 (England 48.8)49.52022/23: 49.0 (England 46.3)49.02023/24: 45.4 (England 45.9)45.42024/25: 47.8 (England 46.0)47.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●47.846.0
●44.3%45.4%
▲69.4%64.8%
▲50.1%40.5%
●4.284.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form44.7−6.4
Sixth form college1−1.5
Further education35.9+6.9
Other education1+0.8
Apprenticeship5.1+0.1
Employment2.2−1
Not in a lasting destination4.9−1.3
Activity not captured5.3+2.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.8 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 28.9 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.8 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 32.4 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 37.6 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 35.6 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 34.2 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 36.2 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
197 studentsB- (36.2)Average +0.05
206 studentsB- (36.3)Average +0.08
133 studentsDist- (32.2)Average +0.03
16 studentsDist (33.6)Average -0.05
19.6%AAB or better
90.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24211C+ (34.2)0.00
2022/23206B- (35.6)—
2021/22186B- (37.6)—
2018/19160C+ (32.4)+0.03
2017/18219C (29.8)+0.07
2016/17242C (28.9)+0.09
2015/16202C- (27.8)+0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University36.1−0.4
Further and other education6.4−0.6
Further education2+0.2
Other education4.4−0.9
Apprenticeship9.5−1.4
Employment35+2
Not in a lasting destination10.2+0.7
Activity not captured2.7−0.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Ashfield Comprehensive School on 27 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
27 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet
  • Mar 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Nov 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (219 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
78%
Positive
67%
Replies
219
9% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼75% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼66% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼66% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼67% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼62% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●45% agreeEngland 43%

based on 66 parents (30%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼37% agreeEngland 63%

based on 70 parents (32%) with SEND

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