Ashfield School is a secondary school with academy status located in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, which educates children ages 11–19. Ashfield has approximately 2,500 students, split into six houses - Trent, Chesterfield, Thoroton, Byron, Hargreaves and Coates. The six houses contain students from all year groups except those who are from the sixth form. The current head teacher of the school is Mr. Richard Vasey. Ashfield School was chosen as a training ground for the London 2012 Olympics due to its vast amount of sports facilities.