Ash Green School

Ash Green School has improved markedly since its previous inspection and no longer requires significant improvement. Pupils are safe, happy and well supported in a calm, orderly school with an inclusive ethos and positive relationships between staff and pupils. Personal development, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision are all strong, while the quality of education is the main area still requiring improvement. The school has introduced an ambitious, logically sequenced curriculum, and pupils are beginning to learn and remember more. Reading is a priority, support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils is prioritised, attendance has improved, and sixth-form students are well prepared for their next steps. Safeguarding is effective, and leaders, governors and the trust are seen as open, respectful and decisive. However, curriculum delivery is not yet consistent, and some staff do not use assessment effectively to check what pupils know before moving on. As a result, some pupils, especially older pupils, still have gaps in their learning and do not achieve as well as they could. A small number of pupils also struggle to meet the school’s high behaviour expectations and, when removed from lessons, miss valuable learning time.

Strengths

• Inclusive ethos with high expectations for all pupils
• Calm, orderly environment with positive staff-pupil relationships
• Pupils feel safe and happy and know who to speak to about concerns
• Strong personal development and a wide range of enrichment opportunities
• Ambitious curriculum sequenced logically across subjects
• Reading is a priority and struggling readers are supported effectively
• SEND and disadvantaged pupils are prioritised in lessons
• Effective support and interventions help vulnerable pupils overcome barriers
• Behaviour and attendance processes are robust and improving
• Sixth-form students are well supported and prepared for their next steps
• Impartial careers guidance helps pupils make informed future choices
• Staff feel well supported by leaders and value professional development
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Trustees and governors know the school well and act decisively

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation is inconsistent across staff and subjects
• Assessment is not used effectively to check what pupils know and remember
• Some pupils, especially older pupils, have gaps in their learning
• Pupils’ outcomes in national assessments are not as strong as they could be
• Disadvantaged pupils’ achievement is not yet sustainably improving
• A small number of pupils struggle to meet high behaviour expectations
• Some pupils are removed from lessons and miss valuable learning time

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ash Green School attended 90.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.7% of pupils at Ash Green School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ash Green School had 16.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.8% of pupils at Ash Green School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ash Green School received £8,498 and spent £8,448 for each of its 912 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £655,000 (£719 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Creative Education Trust, income was £8,557 and spending £8,500 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Ash Green School is part of Creative Education Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Three Peaks Primary Academy Tamworth
• The Hart School Rugeley
• Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Northampton
• Abbeyfield School Northampton
• Weavers Academy Wellingborough
• Wrenn School Wellingborough
• Ellis Guilford School Nottingham
• The Bulwell Academy Nottingham
• The Milton Keynes Academy Milton Keynes
• Thistley Hough Academy Stoke-On-Trent

What is Ash Green School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ash Green School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Ash Green School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ash Green School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Ash Green School have?

Ash Green School has 816 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ash Green School cover?

Ash Green School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Ash Green School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.5, and 53% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Ash Green School?

Ash Green School is at Ash Green Lane, Ash Green, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 9AH.