Schools in Ashfield[1]

Local authority district E07000170 · 49 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 77 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 21 (27%)[4]
second 20%: 20 (26%)[4]
middle 20%: 18 (23%)[4]
fourth 20%: 11 (14%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 7 (9%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	26%[4]	26%[4]	27%[4]	10%[4]	10%[4]
Employment	31%[4]	35%[4]	18%[4]	10%[4]	5%[4]
Education and skills	31%[4]	39%[4]	19%[4]	8%[4]	3%[4]
Health and disability	38%[4]	34%[4]	21%[4]	8%[4]	0%[4]
Crime	26%[4]	25%[4]	21%[4]	18%[4]	10%[4]
Housing and services	0%[4]	9%[4]	14%[4]	29%[4]	48%[4]
Living environment	10%[4]	18%[4]	18%[4]	31%[4]	22%[4]
Children in low-income families	27%[4]	26%[4]	29%[4]	9%[4]	9%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 67.4% of 54,506 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 21.6% of 102,853 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 7.9% of 102,811 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ashfield Comprehensive School	11–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Outwood Academy Kirkby	11–16[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8]
Quarrydale Academy	11–18[2]	A8 39 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Selston High School	11–16[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8]
Sutton Community Academy	11–16[2]	A8 39 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
The Holgate Academy	11–18[2]	A8 37 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
The National CofE Academy	11–18[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (38)

School	Ages	Headline results
Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery	2–11[2]	KS2 48% 2024/25[10]
Annesley Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Bagthorpe Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 20% 2024/25[10]
Broomhill Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Butler's Hill Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Croft Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
Edgewood Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Forest Glade Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 93% 2024/25[10]
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Hillocks Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 32% 2024/25[10]
Hillside Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Holgate Primary and Nursery School	2–11[2]
Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 51% 2024/25[10]
Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Hucknall Flying High Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 88% 2024/25[10]
Hucknall National Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Huthwaite All Saints Church of England Infant and Nursery School	2–7[2]
Jacksdale Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Kingsway Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Kirkby Woodhouse School	3–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Leen Mills Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 49% 2024/25[10]
Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 89% 2024/25[10]
Morven Park Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Orchard Primary School and Nursery	2–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Priestsic Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 42% 2024/25[10]
Selston Church of England Infant and Nursery School	2–7[2]
Skegby Junior Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
The West Park Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Underwood Church of England Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Westwood Infant and Nursery School	2–7[2]
Woodland View Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 42% 2024/25[10]

Special schools and alternative provision (4)

School	Ages	Headline results
Bracken Hill School	4–18[2]
Fountaindale School	3–18[2]
Pollyteach Limited	8–16[2]
Westbourne School	8–18[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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