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Ashton-on-Mersey School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Cecil Avenue, Sale M33 5BP · aomschool.co.uk · 0161 973 1179
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Trafford 57.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.97 mi
- 1.56 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 4 · Trafford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,609
- 39 over 1,570 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Dean Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 4” went to a home 0.97 mi (1.56 km) from the school. Source: Trafford Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 275 families put the school first and 269 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 269 | 275 | 1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 264 | 300 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 264 | 330 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 264 | 309 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 254 | 316 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.97 mi1.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.1, and 58.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Trafford it was 57.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲81.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.78 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38.8 | +18.6 |
| Sixth form college | 20.8 | −10.7 |
| Further education | 31 | +1 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −3.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 students | C- (25.6) | Below average -0.20 | |
| 59 students | C- (25.5) | Below average -0.23 | |
| 19 students | Dist (34.6) | Above average +0.42 | |
| 16 students | Merit+ (28.3) | Average +0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 21 | C+ (33.9) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 29 | C (31.6) | +0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 14 | C (29.1) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 21.6 | −13.2 |
| Further and other education | 2.7 | — |
| Further education | 1.4 | — |
| Other education | 1.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 14.9 | +7.3 |
| Employment | 55.4 | +11.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.7 | −6.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −1.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Ashton-on-Mersey School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (169 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 169
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 41 parents (24%) with SEND