Secondary
Ashfield Comprehensive School
Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8HP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 2601 of 3146 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 157.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 224.7
- Pupils per adult
- 11.8
- Pupils
- 2,645
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
44%
2 points below the Nottingham average (46% across 42 schools)
47.8
1.3 above the Nottingham average (46.5 across 42 schools)
32nd of 42 by our score, among the secondary schools in Nottingham we can score - 46 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 |
| Entered the EBacc | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% |
| A level average points per entry | 36.21 |
| A level students | 197 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51% |
| 22/23 | 49% |
| 23/24 | 43% |
| 24/25 | 44% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 37.6 |
| 22/23 | 35.6 |
| 23/24 | 34.2 |
| 24/25 | 36.2 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.16 |
| 22/23 | +0.10 |
| 23/24 | -0.08 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.5 |
| 22/23 | 49.0 |
| 23/24 | 45.4 |
| 24/25 | 47.8 |
Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8HP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Nottinghamshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jenny Brown
- Address
- Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8HP
- Telephone
- 01623455000