Ashby School

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Ashby School
Established 1567
Headteacher Mrs Vivien Keller-Garnett
Specialism Technology College
Location Nottingham Road
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Leicestershire
LE65 1DT
England
LEA Leicestershire
Ofsted number 120303
Students 1561
Gender Coeducational
Ages 14 to 18
Website http://www.ashbyschool.org.uk
Coordinates: 52°44′54″N 1°27′48″W / 52.74844, -1.46335

Ashby School, formerly known as Ashby Grammar School, is a co-educational day and boys' boarding comprehensive school in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. It was founded in 1567 and is now a specialist technology and language school.

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[edit] Infrastructure

Ashby School is based on three main sites (A, B and C blocks), based on adjacent roads. The school has spent considerable funds on the construction of a new science block, new rooms in the design department, and more recently, a new block built to accommodate music, art, media studies and English. Work has begun on a new Sixth Form Centre with Phase 1 of the new social area completed.

[edit] Houses

The school has six houses: Bullen, Crewe, Erdington, Ferrers, Hastings, Loudoun.[citation needed] Each house chooses a charity for the year for which it raises money. They also take part in sports days and inter-house competitions, such as website creation, newsletters, quizzes, art displays.

[edit] Performance

The school adheres to the Ofsted national school grading system and received satisfactory (ranking 2/4) as an average for all areas assessed.[1] The highest rating areas were responsibility of governors, workplace skill development and student well-being where a score of outstanding (rank 1/4) was attained. Academically, the school is average or above the national average in all subjects except GCSE Science, Citizenship, A2 Chemistry & A2 Mathematics.


[edit] Notable alumni

Alumni are known as Old Ashbiens.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ofsted Report, 3 November 2005

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