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Ashby Hill Top Primary School

Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch · LE65 2NF

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 16 April 2024

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At a glance

308 pupils · 98% of 315 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
10.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.ashbyhilltop.leics.sch.uk
URN
138804

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 58 families named it first for 44 Reception places, 1.32 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 16 April 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.32 first-choice applications per place

44 places offered · 58 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

45 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
64%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school64%
Median of its 12 closest peers74%
Leicestershire average63.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Chandlers Ridge AcademyMiddlesbrough · 124 miles awayStrong standard82%
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary SchoolSouthampton · 124 miles awayGood63%
Humberston Cloverfields AcademyGrimsby · 81 miles awayGood78%
Welton Primary SchoolBrough · 78 miles awayGood67%
Mowden Junior SchoolDarlington · 123 miles awayExpected standard77%
Mary Elton Primary SchoolNorth Somerset · 108 miles awayGood79%
High Down Junior SchoolBristol · 103 miles awayNo current grade72%
Down Hall Primary SchoolRayleigh · 119 miles awayGood (2016)81%
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBasingstoke · 104 miles awayOutstanding74%
Signhills AcademyCleethorpes · 82 miles awayGood74%
Telford Junior SchoolLeamington Spa · 30 miles awayExpected standard65%
Naphill and Walters Ash SchoolHigh Wycombe · 79 miles awayGood67%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (Leicestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Leicestershire 4%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Leicestershire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Leicestershire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Leicestershire 1%, England 5%) · Black African 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Leicestershire 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.60 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Leicestershire: 2.10 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

52.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,587; 26.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,732
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £194,000; in-year balance +£94,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work44.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14%18.1%
Residents in very good health47%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier73.5%62.3%
Social housing9.4%17.1%
Privately rented17%20.5%
Detached houses41.5%22.9%
Flats13%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms26.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025921 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£280,000277 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£227,000–£380,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (117)£380,000
Semi-detached (75)£268,500
Terraced (46)£232,500
Flat (39)£165,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
4an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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