Ashfield Comprehensive SchoolFrederick Gent School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ashfield Comprehensive School and Frederick Gent School are secondary schools.
Ashfield Comprehensive School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Frederick Gent School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ashfield Comprehensive School is ahead on our composite score.
Ashfield Comprehensive School was judged the expected standard and Frederick Gent School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.8 for Ashfield Comprehensive School and 46.3 for Frederick Gent School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Ashfield Comprehensive School (49.5 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Frederick Gent School (44.6 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NottinghamAshfield Comprehensive School | AlfretonFrederick Gent School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 16th of 45 in Nottinghamshire | 27th of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 2,584 | 801 | |
| Capacity | 3,146 | 862 | |
| Location | Nottingham, NG17 8HP | Alfreton, DE55 2ER | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 Stronger figure | 46.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.3% Stronger figure | 39.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.4% Stronger figure | 61.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 50.1% Stronger figure | 17.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 Stronger figure | 3.90 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 395 | 152 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 197 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 36.2 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 2,584 | 801 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.5% | 34.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.2% | 4.0% | |
| SEN support | 10.7% | 14.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.0% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.8% | 15.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ashfield Comprehensive School
Frederick Gent School
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