The Ashley School is a school located in Lowestoft. 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 02/04/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ashley Downs, Lowestoft, NR32 4EU
Website: www.ashleyschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01502565439
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Sally Garrett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137459

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/04/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 164
Number of Pupils: 141
Number of Boys: 92
Number of Girls: 49

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -14.5 Confidence interval -18.4 to -10.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -15.1 Confidence interval -18.6 to -11.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -15.1 Confidence interval -18.5 to -11.8

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: -1.56 Confidence interval -2.12 to -1
Of the 23 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 20 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.04
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Poplars Community Primary School
St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN
3out of 4 269 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy
St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN
2out of 4 396 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Primary Academy
Church Road , NR32 4JF
2out of 4 549 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Roman Hill Primary School
Avondale Road , NR32 2NX
3out of 4 1,209 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Woods Loke Primary School
Butley Drive , Oulton Broad NR32 3EB
3out of 4 1,359 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Denes Academy
Yarmouth Road , NR32 4AH
2out of 4 439 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Blyford Road , NR32 4PZ
3out of 4 1,269 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
East Point Academy
Kirkley Run , NR33 0UQ
3out of 4 2,740 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Coast College
St Peter's Street , NR32 2NB
- not rated 811 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ashley School
Ashley Downs , NR32 4EU
4out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
First Base
34 Ashley Downs , NR32 4EX
3out of 4 41 yd Pupil referral unit Yes Mixed More About School
Harbour
Harbour Pupil Referral Unit , Saturn Close NR32 4TD
3out of 4 623 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Old Warren House School
Warren Road , NR32 4QD
3out of 4 682 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office
Adrian House , Alexandra Road NR32 1PL
- not rated 1,221 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.