Great Academy Ashton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 7 2023 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
- 1291 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 43.7%
- Girls
- 56.3%
- First language not English
- 25.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.8%
White British 53.1%
Pakistani 21.1%
Mixed 9.1%
African 4.3%
Indian 2.9%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Other 2.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other White 1.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.66
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.3
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.07
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 64 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 87 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
Great Academy Ashton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 264
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 33
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 270 120 150 |
| Year 8 | 264 90 174 |
| Year 9 | 266 118 148 |
| Year 10 | 232 116 116 |
| Year 11 | 259 120 139 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | SP 1.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 43.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |