Ashlyns School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,561 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.9
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Knightsfield School
- Pupils on roll
- 65of 60 places
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 10
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 6 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Knightsfield School (URN 117666, until 1 August 2012).
What the data says
Of the 10 pupils who finished Year 11 at Knightsfield School in 2023, 0% stayed on in Knightsfield School’s own sixth form (Hertfordshire average 58%), 90% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 17.7 against 46.1 across England and 50.6 in Hertfordshire, with 10% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hertfordshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Knightsfield School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 10 | 14,400 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 90% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 90% | 31% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Knightsfield School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 17.7 | 50.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 10% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 30% | 72% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.28 | 4.56 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 60% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 34.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 54.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 20% | 16% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 9 | 90% | 31% | 0% | 32% | 44% |
| Mathematics | 6 | 60% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 50% |
| Combined Science | 5 | 50% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
| English Language | 5 | 50% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| History | 3 | 30% | 41% | — | 26% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 10% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 10% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Design and Technology | 1 | 10% | 11% | — | 23% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 6 | — | — |
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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.