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The Ashley School

Academy school in Lowestoft NR32 4EU

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  • School Reference Number: 137459
  • Address: Ashley Downs, Lowestoft NR32 4EU
  • Headteacher: Mr Thomas Ward
  • Telephone: 01502 565439
  • Website: ashleyschool.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: THE ASHLEY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy special converter
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 180
  • Local Education Authority: Suffolk
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 7 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 01/04/2014

Rating published on 16/05/2014

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
10 May 2023 26 June 2023 School inspection
15 November 2017 15 January 2018 Short inspection
1 April 2014 16 May 2014 Full inspection Outstanding
14 February 2012 18 February 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number137459
Local Authority Code935
Local Authority NameSuffolk
Establishment Number7003
School / College NameThe Ashley School
Establishment Type Code44
Establishment typeAcademy special converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-09-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low7
Age range High16
Boarders Code3
BoardersBoarding school
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity180
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils167
Number of Boys99
Number of Girls68
Percentage Free School Meals53.30
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code2178
Academy trust or TrustTHE ASHLEY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10035025
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date06-01-2025
StreetAshley Downs
Locality
Address3
TownLowestoft
County (name)Suffolk
PostcodeNR32 4EU
Websitewww.ashleyschool.co.uk
Telephone01502565439
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameThomas
Headteacher/Principal last nameWard
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll186
Resourced provision capacity180
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000244
DistrictEast Suffolk
Ward CodeE05012745
WardHarbour & Normanston
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001344
Parliamentary ConstituencyLowestoft
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000029
Easting654198
Northing294489
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)East Suffolk 002
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)East Suffolk 002B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100091403400
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006303
LSOA CodeE01030262
Free School Meals89
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN137459
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137459
LAESTAB9357003
School nameThe Ashley School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationAcademy Special Converter
School open date01/09/2011
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authoritySuffolk
Parliamentary constituencyLowestoft
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeNR32 4EU
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils167
Statutory lowest age7
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10255264
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection137459
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection9357003
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionThe Ashley School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Special Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection11/05/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date25/06/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Outstanding
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS434587
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date01/04/2014
Publication date16/05/2014
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection137459
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9357003
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Ashley School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Special Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS328239
Previous inspection start date10/03/2009
Previous publication date01/04/2009
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection124904
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9357003
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Ashley School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness1
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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