Everything from comic strips to castle making and gardening to yoga was on offer during House afternoon. 
Students could choose from more than 50 activities, including zumba classes, flower arranging, origami, Wii games, Easter craft making, photgraphy, textiles recycling, languages, cake decorating, music and a whole range of sports from football and rounders to table tennis and a 10 kilometre run.
The theme of the day was to 'try something new'.
Deputy headteacher Geoff Staniforth said: "House afternoon was a huge success. Students were so engrossed in their activites; they all seemed to be having a fantastic time.
"The idea of House afternoon is to encourage students to challenge themselves and to step outside of their comfort zone. They can try new activities and develop new skills that they would not encounter during normal curriculum lessons."
Students also made and fired their own bottle rockets, created erupting volcanoes, immersed themselves in Persian culture and tried their hands at cake decorating.
House afternoon encourages students to mix with others from different classes and year groups. 
Ashby School holds two House afternoons each year.