School Closure
Ashby School is now closed, following government instructions relating to the coronavirus outbreak. For more information, visit the Letters section.
Year 9 Parents - Options and Induction
Scroll down for options information for 2020 entry
Induction Information
Click here for admissions criteria and details.
Induction for new students takes place 1 - 3 July 2020.
It is important that students bring the booklet to all three induction days, along with parental/carers' signatures on the Home School Agreement.
Induction documents can be found below. (Where only 2019 resources are available, these may be used as a guide to induction in future years but please note some details may change. Details for 2020 induction are being added as they become available.)
There will be an induction meeting for parents on the evening of Wednesday 1 July. The evening will include a short presentation about expectations
Induction letter to parents - 2020 letter to follow
Tutors' induction for parents (PDF)
Parent/ carer induction booklet (PDF)
Travel information 2020 -
Students must make an online applications for induction day passes in May/ June 2020:. Click here to read Roberts' concise guide to arranging your induction day transport.
Roberts coaches can be contacted directly by email at schools@robertstravelgroup.co.uk or by telephone on 01530 816424.
A pass will need to be issued by Roberts Travel Group for transport for induction days.
**Please note**: If entry to any service is attempted without a bus pass, travel will be refused by Roberts.
Details of how to arrange school transport for August 2020 will be available on our School Transport page.
Options
At Ashby School, it is important that prospective students and their parents feel happy and well-informed about the choices they are making.
All Year 9 students and parents are invited to an open evening in September (a year before they are due to start in Year 10) where they will be given an introduction to the standards and opportunities they can expect at Ashby.
Any questions about open evening should be directed to Jevon Hirst, deputy headteacher, at j.hirst@ashbyschool.org.uk
Options booklet for 2020 entry is out now. Click on options booklet below for full guide to options:
Click here to go to the options website 2020 to make your subject choices.
Click here for he 2020 options evening presentation.
Click here for more information on admissions
Following our open evening, one parent said: 'We attended your open evening and would like to pass on our thanks to the articulate, helpful and knowledgeable students who gave up their time to discuss your lovely school! They were an absolute credit.
"My son and I will be trying our best to get him a place at Ashby School in the next academic year."
