Ashfield Comprehensive SchoolOutwood Academy Kirkby
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nottingham.
Summary of the comparison
Ashfield Comprehensive School and Outwood Academy Kirkby are secondary schools in Nottingham.
Ashfield Comprehensive School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Outwood Academy Kirkby scores 47 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 Outwood Academy Kirkby was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.2 for Ashfield Comprehensive School and 40.5 for Outwood Academy Kirkby.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ashfield Comprehensive School (49.5 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2025-26) and has risen at Outwood Academy Kirkby (32.5 in 2022-23, 40.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NottinghamAshfield Comprehensive School | NottinghamOutwood Academy Kirkby | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 20th of 45 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure | 38th of 45 in Nottinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 2,601 | 523 | |
| Capacity | 3,146 | 692 | |
| Location | Nottingham, NG17 8HP | Nottingham, NG17 7DH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.2 Stronger figure | 40.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40.3% Stronger figure | 33.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.6% Stronger figure | 53.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 404 | 83 | |
| 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 | 546 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.5% | 49.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.2% | 6.2% | |
| SEN support | 10.7% | 22.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.0% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 12.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.8% Stronger figure | 34.4% | 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
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