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 |
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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.
- Philip Bent, VC
- Henry Dartnall, popular musician
- Alexander Henry Green
- James Hunt (judge)
- David Taylor (British politician)
- Bernard Vann, VC
[edit] References
- ^ Ofsted Report, 3 November 2005
[edit] External links
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