Ashville College

Independent school · Mixed · ages 2–19 · with sixth form · selective (grammar)North Yorkshire, Harrogate HG2school website

About half of pupils got grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE — in line with the England rate. Destination figures are not published for independent schools.

GCSE results
49%

grade 5 or above in English and maths · England 45% · DfE performance tables, 2025; Attainment 8 is not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs

Knowledge sphere of Ashville College: fields of knowledge mapped by the subjects taken here, by ISCED levelLanguage & Communication · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Language & Communication · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 35%Language & Communication · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 30%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Natural Sciences · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 41%Natural Sciences · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 6%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 41%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Health & Safety · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 45%Health & Safety · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Business & Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 29%Business & Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 7%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 6%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 15%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Transversal Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 29%Transversal Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 47%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%LanguageMathsScienceICTEngineeringHealthBusinessLawSocialArtsTransversalGreen
Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
797

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from North Yorkshire’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 895 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say3

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol202555<5
202476<5
2023<5<5<5

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

49.6Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school49.6
North Yorkshire46.5
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50. Not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 84 pupils in Year 11

49% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (North Yorkshire 47%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureAshville CollegeNorth YorkshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)49.646.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%47%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%67%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects6%38%41%
EBacc average point score4.134.124.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—31.234.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—50.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—6%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

36.97%of the Key Stage 3, GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 3,288 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Business Studies stands out at GCSE — 61% of the year group took it, against 18% across England.

Green & Sustainability47%
Health & Safety45%
Natural Sciences41%
Engineering & Manufacturing41%
Language & Communication35%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects22

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language7690%89%28%20%88%
English Literature6881%86%21%21%100%
Combined Science5970%65%15%9%92%
Business Studies5161%18%25%20%82%
Mathematics4857%88%56%22%100%
History3440%41%50%26%91%
Physical Education2732%11%33%24%81%
Geography2226%41%64%25%100%
Biology1923%23%100%45%100%
Chemistry1923%23%84%47%100%
Physics1923%23%95%46%100%
Food Preparation and Nutrition1821%8%61%21%94%
Design and Technology1720%11%59%23%100%
Computer Science1012%13%40%30%100%
Fine Art911%9%22%28%100%
Religious Studies911%31%33%32%100%
French810%18%0%29%100%
Spanish810%19%0%27%63%
Drama67%7%17%27%83%
Classical Civilisation67%1%33%40%83%
Music45%5%—33%—
Latin22%1%—74%—
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications2
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Music performance: Group12%—
Music performance: Group12%—
A level subjects26

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics1727%31%
Economics1524%13%
Biology1321%20%
Business Studies1117%13%
Psychology914%23%
Product Design914%2%
History813%13%
Physics813%12%
Film Studies610%2%
Politics610%6%
Law610%4%
Latin——0%
Further Mathematics——5%
Music——0%
Physical Education——3%
Religious Studies——4%
Spanish——2%
Art and Design——1%
Chemistry——17%
Chinese——0%
Classical Civilisation——1%
Computer Science——5%
English Language——4%
English Literature——11%
French——1%
Geography——10%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses6
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)2438%—
Speech and DramaOCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma at Level 3———
BiologyGCE AS level (All)———
BiologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Speech and DramaOCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3———
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 3———
A level results8
MeasureAshville CollegeNorth YorkshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study134——
— of whom A level students632,294261,341
Average A level gradeBB-B-
Average points per A level entry40.9435.7435.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsBB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects29%20%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Green & Sustainability57%
Health & Safety54%
Natural Sciences53%
Language & Communication49%
Engineering & Manufacturing46%
Transversal Skills39%
Mathematics & Statistics38%
Business & Administration31%
Arts & Humanities23%
Digital & ICT Skills21%
Law & Public Administration13%
Social & Cultural Skills11%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 12.1percentage 9.3ratio 8.5vocabulary 8.3gradient 7.2particle model 7.1grammar 6.5energy transfer 6.5graph 6.5audience 6.4reflection 6.1power 6.0translation 5.7standard form 5.4change of state 5.4equation 5.1percentage change 5.1impact 5.0context 5.0presentation 5.0adaptation 5.0photosynthesis 4.9scale 4.9temperature 4.8

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, percentage, graph from Business Studies, Design and Technology, Economics and 13 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses conservation of mass, energy change, unit conversion from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 5 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, experimental design, sampling technique from Biology, Mathematics, Psychology and 6 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
More apprenticeships9
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses climate change, data interpretation, conduct field work from Business Studies, Biology, Chemistry and 4 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, dna, mixture from Biology, Biology, Chemistry and 3 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, area, resistance from Design and Technology, Physics, Chemistry and 4 more · jobs: battery test technician
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses mean, integer, chart from Mathematics, Psychology, Business Studies and 7 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, si unit, data presentation from Business Studies, Design and Technology, Economics and 8 more
Water industry network technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses standard form, unit conversion, volume from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 4 more · jobs: sewerage network operative, product quality inspector, sewerage maintenance technician
Aerospace engineerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses equilibrium, friction, composite from Design and Technology, Mathematics, Chemistry and 3 more · jobs: aerodynamics engineer, aerospace engineer, aircraft maintenance technician
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses data presentation, presentation, experimental design from Business Studies, Economics, Mathematics and 7 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses spelling, punctuation, grammar from English Literature, English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Independent schools admit directly and set their own dates and entrance tests; council allocation statistics do not cover them.

  1. Year 6Register with the school; entrance assessments are usually in the autumn or January, offers in February
  2. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
North Yorkshire

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.