Ash Field Academy is a school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 18.9%, which is 14.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Broad Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PY
Website: www.ashfield.leicester.sch.uk
Telephone: 01162737151
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Leicester
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Jennifer Eshelby
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138094

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 160
Number of Pupils: 159
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 63

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 18.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 52.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -7.9 to 0.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -7.9 to -0.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -7.5 to -0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.18 Confidence interval -3.13 to -1.23
Of the 8 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 7 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:SUPP
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mayflower Primary School
Evington Drive , LE5 5PH
3out of 4 529 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coleman Primary School
Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FS
3out of 4 539 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Linden Primary School
Headland Road , Evington LE5 6AD
3out of 4 764 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
Balderstone Close , Off Ambassador Road LE5 4ES
3out of 4 861 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Whitehall Primary School
Whitehall Road , LE5 6GJ
4out of 4 1,055 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road , LE5 5FT
3out of 4 280 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road , LE5 5LL
3out of 4 1,005 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Madani Boys School
77 Evington Valley , LE5 5LL
3out of 4 1,005 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Spencefield Lane , LE5 6HN
3out of 4 1,304 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Judgemeadow Community College
Marydene Drive , Evington LE5 6HP
1out of 4 1,648 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gateway Sixth Form College
Colin Grundy Drive , LE5 1GA
- not rated 2,887 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
WQE and Regent College Group
University Road , LE1 7RJ
- not rated 2,960 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street , LE1 6JL
- not rated 3,053 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ash Field Academy
Broad Avenue , LE5 4PY
4out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust
The Wayne Way , Leicester LE5 4PP
- not rated 878 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Oaklands School
Whitehall Road , Evington LE5 6GJ
3out of 4 1,139 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Land of Learning Primary School
5-11 Evington Drive , Leicester LE5 5PF
- not rated 1,235 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Imam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys School
372 East Park Road , LEICESTER LE5 5AY
- not rated 1,516 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.