Ashfield Comprehensive School

What the figures show

• The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.708 miles away, the 16th shortest of 39 Nottinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
• The Year 7 last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years with a published distance.
• In 2026, Year 7 had 408 first-choice applications for 406 offers; 399 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families were not offered a place.
• In 2024/25, 44% reached grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Nottinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Nottinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address

Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 8HP

Type

Academy converter

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Council

Nottinghamshire

Pupils on roll

2,601 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

27.5% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

17.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026

Strengths

• “Developing high aspirations for every pupil guides all decisions at Ashfield School.”
• “Pupils are encouraged to be ambitious and to make a positive contribution to the world around them.”
• “Staff support pupils well and help them overcome any challenges to their learning or wellbeing.”

To improve

• “However, leaders have identified that pupils’ progress in English is not as rapid as their progress in other subjects, including mathematics.”
• “However, the oversight of behaviour across the school is not as robust as the oversight of attendance.”
• “As a result, leaders cannot be fully clear about the impact of their actions, for example in evaluating the effectiveness of the ‘reset room’.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Year 7 entry: 408 first-preference applications, 406 offers in total, 399 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Nottinghamshire.

• Sutton Community Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Outwood Academy Kirkby 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Quarrydale Academy 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Selston High School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Queen Elizabeth's Academy 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
• The Brunts Academy 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Sherwood Church Academy 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published

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