Ashby School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,669 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
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John Ferneley College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,170of 1,100 places
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 239
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 16 April 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: John Ferneley College (URN 120264, until 1 November 2011).
What the data says
John Ferneley College has no sixth form. Of the 243 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 2% moved to a sixth form college, 52% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.8 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in Leicestershire, with 37% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, John Ferneley College is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Leicestershire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | John Ferneley College | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 243 | 7,799 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 30% | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 52% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | John Ferneley College | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.8 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | 4.13 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 17% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.3 | 32.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.2 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 239 | 100% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 64% |
| Mathematics | 238 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 70% |
| English Literature | 234 | 98% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 191 | 80% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 56% |
| Geography | 129 | 54% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 69% |
| History | 106 | 44% | 41% | 7% | 26% | 46% |
| Business Studies | 87 | 36% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 71% |
| Design and Technology | 60 | 25% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 25% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 59 | 25% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 42% |
| Art and Design | 48 | 20% | 7% | 25% | 24% | 79% |
| Biology | 44 | 18% | 23% | 14% | 45% | 66% |
| Chemistry | 43 | 18% | 23% | 9% | 47% | 65% |
| Physics | 43 | 18% | 23% | 12% | 46% | 56% |
| Spanish | 35 | 15% | 19% | 26% | 27% | 83% |
| Drama | 33 | 14% | 7% | 21% | 27% | 70% |
| Media Studies | 32 | 13% | 4% | 19% | 20% | 69% |
| Statistics | 28 | 12% | 5% | 32% | 20% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 25 | 10% | 11% | 24% | 24% | 76% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 10% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 52% |
| French | 17 | 7% | 18% | 24% | 29% | 71% |
| Polish | 16 | 7% | 1% | 56% | 84% | 63% |
| German | 15 | 6% | 5% | 27% | 33% | 87% |
| Music | 12 | 5% | 5% | 25% | 33% | 75% |
| Dance | 11 | 5% | 1% | 9% | 27% | 36% |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 0% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 56 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 39 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 34 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 32 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 22 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.