Granville AcademyAshby School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Granville Academy and Ashby School are secondary schools.
Granville Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ashby School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Granville Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Granville Academy was judged the expected standard and Ashby School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.0 for Granville Academy and 48.4 for Ashby School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Granville Academy (47.7 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Ashby School (48.9 in 2021-22, 48.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SwadlincoteGranville Academy | Ashby-de-la-ZouchAshby School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 45 in Derbyshire | 22nd of 44 in Leicestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 914 | 1,669 | |
| Capacity | 950 | 1,820 | |
| Location | Swadlincote, DE11 7JR | Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1DT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.0 | 48.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.5% | 55.3% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.5% | 73.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 169 | 257 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 226 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 32.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 33.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 14.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 909 | 1,679 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 36.7% | 12.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.2% | 3.0% | |
| SEN support | 17.7% | 9.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 1.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.1% Stronger figure | 19.2% | 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.
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