Ashfield Comprehensive School is a secondary school located in Nottingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/03/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sutton Road, Nottingham, NG17 8HP
Website: http://www.ashfield.notts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01623455000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Maher
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137981

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 3146
Number of Pupils: 2647
Number of Boys: 1270
Number of Girls: 1377

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 10% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.05 Confidence interval -0.18 to 0.08
Of the 373 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 369 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:17%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.66
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School
Sutton Middle Lane , Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8FX
3out of 4 697 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy
Clare Road , NG17 5BB
2out of 4 899 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Orchard Primary School and Nursery
Chapel Street , Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8JY
4out of 4 1,203 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The West Park Academy
Vernon Road , Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8EE
1out of 4 1,496 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School
Henning Lane , NG17 1HU
4out of 4 1,537 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashfield Comprehensive School
Sutton Road , Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8HP
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sutton Community Academy
High Pavement , NG17 1EE
1out of 4 1,803 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Kirkby College
Tennyson Street , NG17 7DH
1out of 4 2,301 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Quarrydale Academy
Stoneyford Road , NG17 2DU
3out of 4 3,110 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westbourne School
Huthwaite School , Sutton in Ashfield NG17 2EL
- not rated 1,768 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lammas School
C/O Nisai Group , Milton Road HA1 1XB
- not rated 1,996 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bracken Hill School
Chartwell Road , Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 7HZ
3out of 4 2,765 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.