Ashby Hastings Primary School

Ashby Hastings Primary School has received its first inspection and has been rated as good overall, showcasing a strong community ethos and positive relationships between pupils and staff. The school excels in providing a happy and inclusive environment where students are encouraged to take on roles and responsibilities. While the curriculum is ambitious, particularly in mathematics, there are some inconsistencies in how well it is implemented across all subjects, which can occasionally slow down student learning. The school is actively addressing these areas in collaboration with the Symphony Learning Trust, emphasizing a commitment to continuous improvement.

Strengths

• Strong community ethos fostering inclusivity.
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff.
• Ambitious curriculum particularly effective in mathematics.
• Effective early reading program supporting most pupils.
• Supportive environment for students with SEND.
• High staff morale and collaboration with trustees.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum implementation across subjects.

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 Ashby Hastings Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 2.5% of pupils at Ashby Hastings Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No 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 Ashby Hastings Primary School had 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 12.1% of pupils at Ashby Hastings Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ashby Hastings Primary School received £6,664 and spent £6,504 for each of its 120 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £54,000 (£451 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Symphony Learning Trust, income was £6,407 and spending £6,172 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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All schools in Ashby-De-La-Zouch · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Ashby Hastings Primary School is part of Symphony Learning Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Ashby Hill Top Primary School Ashby-De-La-Zouch
• Ashby Willesley Primary School Ashby-De-La-Zouch
• Donisthorpe Primary School Swadlincote
• Hugglescote Community Primary School Coalville
• Newcroft Primary Academy Loughborough
• Orchard Community Primary School Derby
• Thornton Primary School Coalville
• The Hall School Leicester
• Glen Hills Primary School Leicester
• Fairfield Community Primary School Wigston

What is Ashby Hastings Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ashby Hastings Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Ashby Hastings Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ashby Hastings Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Ashby Hastings Primary School have?

Ashby Hastings Primary School has 149 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ashby Hastings Primary School cover?

Ashby Hastings Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Ashby Hastings Primary School?

Ashby Hastings Primary School is at School Lane, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 2AX.