Ashton Sixth Form College

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Ashton Sixth Form College
Location
Ashton Sixth Form College
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England
Information
Type Sixth Form College
MottoDisce est crescere
(To learn is to grow)
Established1928
Department for Education URN 146816 Tables
HeadmasterLisa Richards [1]
Enrolment2000
Colour(s)  Blue
Website www.asfc.ac.uk

Ashton Sixth Form College (commonly referred to as ASFC) is a sixth form college in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. Founded in 1928 as Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School, the college is selective with an offer rate of 28% (2021). [2]

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Academic performance

Ashton Sixth Form College was rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2020, and as 'Good' in 2025. [3] . In 2022, 1,356 A* and A grades were rewarded to students, and 38 courses at the college achieved 100% pass rates. [4]

The college was ranked 4th fourth in Greater Manchester by the Department for Education, and 52nd in the U.K. by The Times , [5] making it the highest-performing college in Tameside since its inception. [6] It also ranks in the top 10% of colleges nationally. [7]

Ashton Sixth Form College is increasingly oversubscribed, with an offer rate of 28% (2021). [8]

Notable alumni

Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School

References

  1. ↑ "Ashton Sixth Form College". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Ofsted Communications Team. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "A year of record breaking results for the class of 2022!". asfc.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "The top 75 sixth-form colleges – The Tutor Academy" . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Compare school and college performance - GOV.UK". www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. ↑ McGrath, Anton (1 January 2022). "General Information About The College" (PDF). Ashton Sixth Form College General Information About The College.
  8. ↑ "Ofsted Report | Ashton Sixth Form College". www.asfc.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Speaker of the Month October 2024 - Isabelle Smith". Ashton Sixth Form College . Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Langdon, Julia (4 June 2014). "Sir Eldon Griffiths obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Hadoke, Toby (25 February 2024). "John Savident obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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