Ashton-on-Mersey School
Address
Map
Cecil Avenue

Ashton On Mersey, Sale, Greater Manchester
,
M33 5BP

England
Coordinates53°25′09″N 2°20′24″W / 53.419250°N 2.340111°W / 53.419250; -2.340111
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto"Believe Achieve Succeed"
School boardWest Trafford School Partnership
Local authorityTrafford
TrustThe Dean Trust
Department for Education URN138123 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherLee McConaghie
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,423[1]
Hours in school day6 hours 35 minutes
Colour(s)Burgundy, silver
Websitehttp://www.aomschool.co.uk/

Ashton-on-Mersey School is a secondary school in Ashton upon Mersey, Greater Manchester, England.

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 1,561 students aged 11 to 18, however tends to have a lower amount (1421 as of 2023-2024). 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. 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]

Awards

The school has many awards including Charter Mark and Investor People.

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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