Ashfield School, Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Ashfield School
Address
Sutton Road

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NG17 8HP

England
Coordinates53°06′36″N 1°16′13″W / 53.11011°N 1.27032°W / 53.11011; -1.27032
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAspire
Established1964
Department for Education URN137981 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherJohn Maher
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Enrolment2,685
Capacity3,146
HousesByron, Chesterfield, Coates, Hargreaves, Trent and Thoroton (former: Darwin and Larwood)
Colour(s)      
Yellow (Byron), Green (Chesterfield), Red (Coates), Purple (Hargreaves), Blue (Trent) and Orange (Thoroton)
Websitewww.ashfield.notts.sch.uk

Ashfield School or Ashfield Comprehensive School is a large secondary school with academy status located in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, which educates pupils with ages 11–19.

The school has approximately 2,500 students, split into six houses – Trent, Chesterfield, Thoroton, Byron, Hargreaves and Coates. The six houses have students from all year groups except those who are from the sixth form.

The current headteacher of the school is John Maher, who replaced Dick Vasey in 2017, after the latter became CEO of the Two Counties Trust, of which Ashfield School is a part.