Ashton-on-Mersey School

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Ashton-on-Mersey School
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Location
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Cecil Avenue

Ashton On Mersey, Sale, Greater Manchester
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M33 5BP

England
Coordinates 53°25′09″N2°20′24″W / 53.419250°N 2.340111°W / 53.419250; -2.340111
Information
Type Academy
Motto"Believe Achieve Succeed"
School boardWest Trafford School Partnership
Local authority Trafford
TrustThe Dean Trust
Department for Education URN 138123 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherLee McConaghie
Age11to 19
Enrolment1,600 [1]
Hours in school day6 hours 35 minutes
ColoursBurgundy, silver
Website http://www.aomschool.co.uk/

Ashton-on-Mersey School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Ashton upon Mersey, Greater Manchester, England.

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The school is an academy, part of The Dean Trust, which includes Broadoak School and Lord Derby Academy in Huyton. Ashton-on-Mersey School can serve up to 1,570 students aged 11 to 19, it used to have a lower amount (1421 as of the 2023-2024 Academic year), but now has more (1600 as of the 2025-2026 Academic year). 

It is a larger than average school. [2]  Ofsted has graded the school "Outstanding" across four inspections. The school was graded "Good" overall by Ofsted after an inspection on 22–23 January 2019. [3]  Some of its policies include no offensive or abusive language and neat uniform.

Of the 2022-2023 cohort, 52% got a grade 5 or above in their English and Maths GCSE exams. [4] The most chosen subject of this cohort that is not one of the five compulsory subjects (Double Science, Maths, English Literature, English Language, and Spanish) was History, with 58.43% of the students choosing to study it. [5]

Gymnasium

The school's gymnasium is open to the public after school on weekends and holidays. This is part of Dean Trust Fitness and Leisure, which have sites at other schools in The Dean Trust. It offers various sorts of sports venues such as tennis courts, fitness suite, and a 3G astro pitch. A variety of parties are also offered outside of school hours, in partnership with Prime Dance. [6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Ashton-on-Mersey School - GOV.UK". Department for Education. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ashton-on-Mersey School - GOV.UK". Department for Education. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Smart, Jonathan; Hollister, Claire; Bell, Colin; Logue, Sheldon; Middlemass, Alyson; Harris, Kath; Patterson, Annette (12 February 2019). "Inspection report: Ashton-on-Mersey School, 22–23 January 2019". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ashton On Mersey Performance Data". Ashton On Mersey GCSE Statistics. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Subjects entered at Key Stage 4". Gov.UK Ashton On Mersey GCSE Statistics. 26 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Fitness & Leisure – The Dean Trust" . Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Marcus Rashford announces engagement to childhood sweetheart". ITV News. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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