Ivanhoe School, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

In its own words: "The Ivanhoe Way is our school ethos which is 'with the right attitude, attending every day, you will achieve.'"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, basketball, badminton, dance, drama, art and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open evening on Saturday 31 October 2026, an admissions event on Monday 1 March 2027, an admissions event on Monday 15 March 2027 and an admissions event on Monday 14 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Ivanhoe School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.8 in Leicestershire and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Leicestershire and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.39: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.1, against 47.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 153 families put Ivanhoe School as their first choice and 420 named it as one of their preferences, for 163 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ivanhoe School are Ashby School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.4); Granville Academy (3.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45); The Pingle Academy (4.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); and The Newbridge School (4.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.8).

Ivanhoe School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Ivanhoe School is one of 10 schools run by Life Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

172 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ivanhoe School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).

Of the 66 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 50% to a further education college and 3% into work.

6.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ivanhoe School.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is North Street (adjacent), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ivanhoe School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 134 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ivanhoe School issued 304 suspensions, 38 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ivanhoe School are Woodcote Primary School (0.3 miles), Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles), Ashby Hastings Primary School (0.6 miles) and Ashby Hill Top Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.