Great Academy Ashton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 135508
- Address
- Broadoak Road, OL6 8RF
- Website
- www.gaa.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1299 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.2%
- Girls
- 55.8%
- First language not English
- 25.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 53.2%
Pakistani 20.1%
Mixed 8.9%
African 4.8%
Bangladeshi 3.1%
Indian 2.7%
Other 2.4%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other White 2%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.9
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.33
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 47 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 68 |
Admissions
Great Academy Ashton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 254
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 265 133 132 |
| Year 8 | 268 117 151 |
| Year 9 | 264 89 175 |
| Year 10 | 267 117 150 |
| Year 11 | 235 118 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.3% 3.0% |