Ashby School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,669 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Academy special converter
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
- Pupils on roll
- 432of 420 places
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 30
- Ofsted
- Good, 25 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley (URN 132154, until 1 June 2012).
What the data says
Of the 32 pupils who finished Year 11 at Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley in 2023, 0% stayed on in Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley’s own sixth form (Leicestershire average 28%), 13% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 3.2 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in Leicestershire, with 3% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Every pupil in the 2023 cohort went on to a sustained destination, against 92% across England.
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
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 | This school | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 32 | 7,799 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 100% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 13% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 84% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 3.2 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 3% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 3% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.26 | 4.13 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 43% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 2.5 | 32.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 3.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 2 | 7% | 88% | — | 22% | — |
| English Language | 2 | 7% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| Combined Science | 2 | 7% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
| English Literature | 2 | 7% | 86% | — | 21% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 3% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Drama | 1 | 3% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
| Media Studies | 1 | 3% | 4% | — | 20% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Mathematics | — | — | 31% |
| Psychology | — | — | 23% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Leicestershire
Beauchamp College
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94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.9
Bosworth Academy
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Brockington College
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Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
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Castle Donington College
Academy converter · 684 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.2
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.