The Ashley School
Special schoolThe Ashley School is a special school in East Suffolk, for pupils aged 7 to 16. It had 203 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 11 May 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Ashley School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Ashley School was 0.5, against 42.9 in East Suffolk and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | East Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 0.5 | 42.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 41.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 61.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 25 | – | – |
- The Ashley School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Include SuffolkIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file40 m
- Poplars Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)250 m
- Northfield St Nicholas Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Ormiston Denes AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional)400 m
- St Margaret's Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- Horizon SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Requires improvement (overall), June 2023670 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in East Suffolk
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).