Ashbourne College

Overview: Ashbourne College is an outstanding independent school providing education for 13- to 21-year-olds studying GCSEs and A levels. The school has a happy, calm, and purposeful environment, with pupils displaying exemplary behaviours and attitudes to their work and to others.

Strengths:

• Pupils display exemplary behaviours and attitudes to their work and to others.
• The school has an extraordinarily happy, calm, and purposeful environment.
• Pupils welcome opportunities to make new friends and socialise with peers from different cultures and backgrounds.
• Staff provide pupils with high-quality pastoral and academic support, enabling them to excel in their education.
• The school strives to and succeeds in ensuring that pupils achieve high academic results.
• Pupils can choose to study courses from a vast range of subjects, each taught by experts.
• The school encourages pupils to take on responsibilities, such as joining the model United Nations club and setting up activities at lunchtime.
• The school has effective systems for identifying and assessing the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• The school caters well for pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL).
• The school's work on careers guidance and information is exceptional, providing pupils with tailored support for their interests, ambitions, and aspirations.
• Pupils have multiple enrichment opportunities beyond the classroom, including visits to museums, art galleries, and universities.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.