Ashby School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,669 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Academy converter
Heath Lane Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 644of 800 places
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 137
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 26 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: The William Bradford Academy (URN 141129, until 1 September 2016); Heathfield High School (URN 120241, until 1 July 2012).
What the data says
Of the 106 pupils who finished Year 11 at Heath Lane Academy in 2023, 12% stayed on in Heath Lane Academy’s own sixth form (Leicestershire average 28%), 49% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 38% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.0 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in Leicestershire, with 34% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 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 | Heath Lane Academy | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 106 | 7,799 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 77% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 12% | 28% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 16% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 49% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 7% | 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 | Heath Lane Academy | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.0 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 20% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | 4.13 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 32% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.4 | 32.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.0 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 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 | 136 | 99% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 65% |
| English Language | 136 | 99% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 53% |
| English Literature | 132 | 96% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 115 | 84% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 46% |
| Geography | 67 | 49% | 41% | 10% | 25% | 52% |
| History | 56 | 41% | 41% | 20% | 26% | 57% |
| Photography | 52 | 38% | 6% | 2% | 19% | 65% |
| Design and Technology | 44 | 32% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 36% |
| French | 28 | 20% | 18% | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| Computer Science | 24 | 18% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 25% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 15% | 23% | 19% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 21 | 15% | 23% | 29% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 21 | 15% | 23% | 19% | 46% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 18 | 13% | 9% | 6% | 28% | 61% |
| Music | 9 | 7% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 0% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 55 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 20 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 17 | — | — |
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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.