Ashton-on-Mersey School is a secondary school located in Sale. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/01/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cecil Avenue, Sale, M33 5BP
Website: http://thedeantrust.co.uk/
Telephone: 01619731179
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Trafford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Lee McConaghie
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138123

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1561
Number of Pupils: 1423
Number of Boys: 788
Number of Girls: 635

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -0.66 to -0.33
Of the 253 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 239 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's CofE Primary School
St Mary's Road , M33 6SA
4out of 4 789 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodheys Primary School
Meadway , M33 4PG
3out of 4 815 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Firs Primary School
Firs Road , M33 5EL
4out of 4 1,026 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tyntesfield Primary School
Alma Road , M33 4HE
4out of 4 1,132 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wellfield Infant and Nursery School
Church Lane , M33 5QW
4out of 4 1,185 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Cecil Avenue , M33 5BP
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sale Grammar School
Marsland Road , M33 3NH
4out of 4 1,766 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sale High School
Norris Road , M33 3JR
3out of 4 2,582 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Wellington School
Wellington Road , Timperley WA15 7RH
3out of 4 3,094 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forest Park Preparatory School
27 Oakfield , Ashton-upon-Mersey M33 6NB
- not rated 873 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Academy Sale
Manor Avenue , M33 5JX
3out of 4 1,287 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brentwood Community College
Cherry Lane , M33 4GY
- not rated 1,479 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brentwood School
Cherry Lane , M33 4GY
4out of 4 1,544 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trafford Alternative Education Provision
Brentwood Avenue , WA14 1SR
3out of 4 2,555 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.