Great Academy Ashton

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Ashton-under-LyneConstituency

OL6 8RFPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Great Academy Ashton is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Tameside, North West.

It currently serves 1,326 pupils. Great Academy Ashton is part of Great Academies Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.35

Ethnicity

White

57%

Asian

26%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,326

Total Pupils

43%Boys

57%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,326
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Great Academies Education Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 May 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
9 May 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
11 Jul 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.