How many pupils does Great Academy Ashton have?

Great Academy Ashton has 1,299 pupils enrolled.

Who is the principal of Great Academy Ashton?

The principal of Great Academy Ashton is Matthew Little.

What type of school is Great Academy Ashton?

Great Academy Ashton is a Academy sponsor led with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is Great Academy Ashton in?

Great Academy Ashton is in the Tameside local authority area.

Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

Great Academy Ashton

Broadoak Road, Tameside, Lancashire, OL6 8RF

Ofsted: Requires improvement (last overall grade). Last inspected 11 March 2025.

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1,299

Pupils

47.0%

Free school meals

1 September 2008

Opened

About this school

Great Academy Ashton is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Tameside, Lancashire. The school has 1,299 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (last overall grade). Last inspected 11 March 2025. The Principal is Matthew Little. The school is administered by Tameside local authority. It belongs to DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2008.

School details

Principal: Matthew Little
Trust: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authority: Tameside
Gender: Mixed
URN: 135508

Contact

01612419555 info@education.gov.uk Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at Great Academy Ashton are handled by the school or the local authority (Tameside). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

38.1

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

−0.56

Progress 8 · 2023-24

30%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

50%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

3.35

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

33%

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →