Ashton-on-Mersey School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 11 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Unique reference
- 138123
- Address
- Cecil Avenue, M33 5BP
- Website
- http://thedeantrust.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1512 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 13%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.9%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 70.4%
Mixed 7.1%
Chinese 4.7%
Unclassified 3%
Other White 2.8%
Pakistani 2.7%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 1.9%
African 1.9%
Indian 1.3%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 65%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.4
Local authority average 57
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.48
Local authority average 5.14
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 62 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Ashton-on-Mersey School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 264
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 330
- 2nd preference
- 202
- 3rd preference
- 206
- From another Local Authority
- 47
Offers
- 1st preference
- 234
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 279 147 132 |
| Year 8 | 265 138 127 |
| Year 9 | 253 122 131 |
| Year 10 | 258 145 113 |
| Year 11 | 255 122 133 |
| Year 12 | 139 94 45 |
| Year 13 | 63 46 17 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 90.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 27.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 44.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 17.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 39.0% 69.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 39.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 6.0% 35.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.2% 1.7% |