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Exam Results Are Up Again

31 Aug 2012

Ashby School bucked the national trend by achieving some of its best ever GCSE results. Sixty nine per cent of students gained five GCSEs at the top grades of A* t...

Languages for All - Sign Up Now

31 Aug 2012

Evening language classes for students, staff and Governors will be launched from September. The courses in Spanish and British Sign Language follow the success of ...

Results Days, Exam Information and Summer Closure Details

13 Jul 2012

Results days are Thursday 16 August for A level students and Thursday 23 August for GCSE students. The school switchboard will be...

Sale of Produce Helps Garden Project to Grow

13 Jul 2012

A sale of produce grown by the school's young gardeners will help to fund next year's garden project. Students sold a range of produce, including peas, g...

Long-Standing Governors Say Goodbye

11 Jul 2012

Three longstanding Governors are stepping down after clocking up more than 40 years’ combined service at Ashby School. John Exton, Derek Barham and John As...

Alex's Fund to Help Students

11 Jul 2012

A special fund set up in memory of former student Alex Grose will help other young people to realise their university dreams. Alex Grose, an able student and...

Farewell to Leading Lights at Boarding House

11 Jul 2012

Two of the most influential figures at School House are to retire, after more than 20 years looking after boarders. Director of Boarding John Williams and hi...

Megan is Outstanding - and That's Official

11 Jul 2012

A former Ashby School student has been named National BTEC Awards Outstanding Student of the Year. Megan Turner, who left the school in 2010, also scooped the priz...

Conference Celebrates 25 Years

06 Jul 2012

A school event which has helped thousands of students to prepare for their future careers will celebrate its 25th anniversary next week. The annua...

Children's Classics Brought to Life on Stage

06 Jul 2012

Three popular children’s books were brought to life on stage by students from Ashby School. Drama, music and art students joined forces to present their ow...

Georgia is Young Designer of the Year

02 Jul 2012

A Design student from Ashby School has been named East Midlands’ Young Designer of the Year. Georgia Boulter, 17, won the Rotary district competition with ...

Teachers Make it to Olympics

02 Jul 2012

The London Olympics will be an experience of a lifetime for two teachers from Ashby School. Margaret Hawksworth, Director of Sixth Form, and Maths teacher Sa...

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Young Musicians are in Tune

02 Jul 2012

Three girls from Ashby School have won the Rotary district Young Musician of the Year ensemble award. Naomi Edwards, Fran Gibson and Megan Lewis are members ...

How to Run a Successful Football Club

02 Jul 2012

Ashby School has teamed up with Burton Albion Football Club and United Biscuits to give students an insight into the skills needed to run a successful football club. ...

Flying High on RAF Visit

27 Jun 2012

Students will get a taste of military life and the skills involved when they visit RAF Cranfield. Year 12 students will spend a day at the military base, ...

Biologists Soak Up Good Weather on Rocky Shores

27 Jun 2012

Biologists explored rocky shores and sand dunes during a Biology field trip to Swallow Falls in Wales. The Year 12 students spent three days practising t...

Bronze Students Brave Rain

27 Jun 2012

Bronze Duke of Edinburgh students braved torrential rain to walk 18 kilometres from Bradgate Park to Beaumanor Hall. Seventy five Year 10 students took part in the...

Masterclass for High School Linguists

27 Jun 2012

Gifted pupils from local high schools took part in a French masterclass at Ashby School. The talented linguists from Ibstock and Ivanhoe high schools took pa...

Sixth Form Induction for Year 11 Students

20 Jun 2012

An induction session for Year 11 students who have been offered a Sixth Form place for September 2012 will take place on Monday 2 July. For more details, ...

Ashby School is 'Overwhelmingly Good' - Read the Full Ofsted Report

13 Jun 2012

Progress at Ashby School is ‘overwhelmingly good’, according to Ofsted inspectors. Following a two day inspection, Ofsted found that the school was ‘go...

Bag a Bargain at Uniform Sale

13 Jun 2012

A uniform clearance sale will held at school on Tuesday 3 July. Bargain hunters will be able to snap up sweatshirts or cardigans for just £10 and polo shirts for ...

'World of Work' Opens for Year 10s - Sign Up Now!

30 May 2012

Mechanics, nursery nurses and chocolatiers will take over classrooms at Ashby School, for a ‘World of Work’ afternoon. Workshops will be run by a range of prof...

Ben Bags Uni Work Placement

30 May 2012

A student from Ashby School has secured a Summer work placement at Loughborough University. Sixth Former Ben Tipping successfully applied to take part in a N...

Ashby Rock Band to Play at O2 Arena

16 May 2012

A Leicestershire rock band whose members met at Ashby School are to appear at London’s O2 Arena. The Decade Runners have reached the final of national musi...

Students Celebrate World Book Night

14 May 2012

Book lovers were presented with a free copy of a classic novel as part of celebrations for World Book Night. Members of the school's Literati group - who meet...

Ofsted Inspection at Ashby School This Week

14 May 2012

Ofsted inspectors will carry out an inspection of Ashby School on Wednesday and Thursday (16 and 17 May). A parental que...

Cheerleaders Take Top Prize (and Second and Third)

14 May 2012

Cheerleaders from Ashby School came first, second and third in a national competition. The group of 16 girls and one boy was the only school squad to compete ...

The Summer issue of The Ashbeian is Out Now

14 May 2012

Read all about it in the Summer issue of The Ashbeian. ...

Remarkable Students Get Awards

11 May 2012

A championship cyclist, a fiery fundraiser and a boy who has overcome persistent medical problems were among the prize-winners at this year’s awards ceremony at Ashby Schoo...

Lucinda Takes to the Sky

11 May 2012

Daredevil Lucinda Reynolds celebrated her 18th birthday by signing up for a sponsored sky dive. Lucinda performed her charity sky dive at Langar Airfield in N...

Young Writers are Published

11 May 2012

Two young poets have had their work published in a regional anthology. Amy Hodgkins and Brett Mottram both submitted poems for the 'Poetry Matters' competition run...

United Nations Former Director Talks to Students

09 May 2012

A former director of the United Nations Association UK visited the school to talk to students about his career and the world of international affairs. Malcolm Harp...

Exam Timetables Issued

09 May 2012

Summer 2012 Exam Timetables have now been issued to students via form tutors. Further information is available at Students/...

Media Students Join Arts Festival Push

27 Apr 2012

Media savvy students from Ashby School are helping to promote Ashby Arts Festival. Festival organisers approached the school to ask for their help in p...

Make a Date for Higher Education Evening

27 Apr 2012

All Year 12 students and their parents are invited to a Higher Education evening on Wednesday 2 May from 7 - 8.30pm. The evening will include talks by Sixth Form s...

Glenn Sets Sail

27 Apr 2012

A student from Ashby School will fulfil his dream of joining the Merchant Navy, after being offered a full cadet sponsorship by one of the world’s largest shipping companie...

Runners and Swimmers Line Up for Challenge

23 Apr 2012

A gruelling charity challenge will push students and teachers to the limit when they take part in Ashby School’s annual aquathon. Up to 100 staff and students&nb...

Uniform Clearance Sale

18 Apr 2012

A uniform clearance sale will held at school on Wednesday 25 April. Bargain hunters will be able to snap up sweatshirts or cardigans for just £10 and polo shirts ...

Absence Procedure - A Reminder

30 Mar 2012

All absences should be reported to the Year Room or the Sixth Form Office on the day a student will be away from school. Parents or carers of Year 10 and 11 st...

Sad Death of School House Cook Announced

28 Mar 2012

Sincere condolences have been extended to the family of School House cook ...

Academy Move Gets Official Go-Ahead from Secretary of State

21 Mar 2012

Ashby School has received the official go-ahead to become an Academy. The Secretary of State for Education has signed the school’s Academy Order, paving the ...

Holocaust Lessons to be Shared through Assemblies

21 Mar 2012

A visit to Auschwitz will be the inspiration behind a series of assemblies devised by Head Boy Wes Eyley and Head Girl Beth Murton. The pair visited the former con...

Wacky Races Raise Charity Cash

21 Mar 2012

Students on scooters, pushbikes and rollerblades took over Mallory Park race track for a night of ‘wacky races’, raising more than £400 for charity. ...

Caring for Babies is not Child's Play

21 Mar 2012

Seven new arrivals have boosted school numbers – and kept Health and Social Care students busy round the clock. The seven virtual babies have been cared for ...

100 Musicians, Six Schools, One Concert

19 Mar 2012

More than 100 young musicians from six local schools will perform together on Friday (23 March) in a joint concert. ...