Ashfield School

The Official Facebook Page - Ashfield School a DfE Academy specialising in Technology, Languages and Applied Learning is located in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, which educates children ages 11–19.

Ashfield Comprehensive School educates children ages 11–19 and currently has around 2, 600 students. These are split into 6 houses - Trent, Chesterfield, Thoroton, Byron, Hargreaves and Coates.

September 2007 saw the opening of a brand new multi-million pound post-16 centre offering A-level courses as well as Vocational Studies.

Currently the largest school in the UK, Ashfield was chosen as a training ground for the 2012 Olympics due to its well-equipped sport facilities.

Built in 1964 as Nottinghamshire's first purpose built comprehensive school, Ashfield School now has a self-contained 40-acre (160, 000 m2) rural campus. Facilities include numerous computer suites, an IT Centre, modern on site sports facilities including four gymnasiums, tennis courts, all weather sports fields, running track and a swimming pool and the ATE centre.

Other resources include Music Studios, a tiered Theatre and Drama Complex, Photographic Darkroom, Print Making and Ceramics Studios, fifteen science Laboratories, a Business Centre, a CAD /CAM Centre, Library and Specialist Careers Library, as well as a large canteen (called the ATE Centre).

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The Ashfield Skills Centre is a £6. 1 million project which offers five learning environments. The centre includes:

- 8 Vocational Units: equipped to industry standard specification, offering students a realistic and practical insight into the workplace. Course content is delivered by industrial and commercial training providers in Textiles, Business, Child Care, Health & Beauty and ICT.

- 3 Industrial Units: Stand alone industrial units which deliver vocational courses including construction, plumbing, automotive, electrical, catering and hospitality, delivered by industrial training providers RAC, Carillion and Charnwood.