Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School

About Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School

Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School sits within the Leicestershire local authority, a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 5 to 11. In the local landscape of North West Leicestershire, it ranks 21st out of 41 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half of its immediate area. Among its top-performing peers in the wider authority are Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School, Brocks Hill Primary School, and Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The school is also one of 231 primaries across Leicestershire, where only eight hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Ashby Hill Top Primary School, just 0.6 kilometres away. Despite this competitive local field, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary holds a solid Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2014, confirmed by an ungraded inspection in 2023 where it remained Good.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 59%, slightly below the Leicestershire local authority average of 62%. In individual subjects, reading performed strongest with 77% at expected and 25% at a higher standard, while maths saw 66% at expected and 23% at a higher standard. Writing lagged a little, with 73% at expected and 16% at a higher standard. The school's average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 103 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% of primaries on the combined expected standard metric, sitting at the 60th percentile across all schools. Progress scores are not available for any subject, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, it received 106 applications for 31 places, a ratio of 3.42 applicants per place, with 22 first-preference offers made. Facilities include a music room, ICT suite, sports hall, outdoor playground, and a chapel. Sports provision covers cross country, football, cricket, swimming, athletics, rounders, and tennis, while clubs range from coding and chess to gardening and eco club. The school supports a broad range of SEND needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health, speech language and communication, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With a Church of England religious character and a headteacher shared between Shelly Geeson and Jo Trahearn, this school suits families who value a faith-based primary with strong community ties, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to compare it with nearby higher-ranked options.

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