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Ivanhoe School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
North Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch LE65 1HX · ivanhoe.co.uk · 01530 412756
On the mapSearch near LE65 1HX
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 848
- 77% of 1,098 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.2%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 153 families put the school first and 163 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 163 | 153 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 154 | 119 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 177 | 152 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 186 | 123 | 0.7 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 87 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.1, and 31.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲42.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.60 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 36.4 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 50 |
| Other education | 1.5 |
| Employment | 3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ivanhoe School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (172 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 172
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 62 parents (36%) with SEND