Academy sponsor led · Tameside

Dixons Ashton Academy

11–16Ages
1,326Pupils
SecondaryPhase
135508URN

Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.9 below Tameside median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Tameside

376 applications for 258 places · 16th of 16 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.7of 90

Tameside 43.4 England 46.0

14th of 16 in Tameside

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Tameside median (2.4) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

376 applications · 258 places offered · 196 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Tameside median median 2.4
2025 1.5; Tameside median median 2.4
2024 1.4; Tameside median median 2.3
2023 1.3; Tameside median median 2.2
2022 1.3; Tameside median median 2.1
2021 1.2; Tameside median median 2.4
2020 1.3; Tameside median median 2.6
2019 1.1; Tameside median median 2.6
2018 1.3; Tameside median median 2.5
2017 1.5; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 1.5; Tameside median median 2.6
2015 1.5; Tameside median median 2.6
2014 1.6; Tameside median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Tameside median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Tameside median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	258	376	1.5	196	0.76
Sep 2025	254	376	1.5	174	0.69
Sep 2024	264	371	1.4	206	0.78
Sep 2023	264	350	1.3	188	0.71
Sep 2022	265	343	1.3	198	0.75
Sep 2021	266	315	1.2	163	0.61
Sep 2020	212	279	1.3	128	0.60
Sep 2019	259	290	1.1	140	0.54
Sep 2018	237	301	1.3	145	0.61
Sep 2017	269	395	1.5	207	0.77
Sep 2016	270	403	1.5	206	0.76
Sep 2015	267	397	1.5	206	0.77
Sep 2014	262	415	1.6	214	0.82

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

266 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.714th of 16 in Tameside

Tameside 43.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%15th of 16 in Tameside

Tameside 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Tameside 68% England 66%

This school
Tameside median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.56

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	266	37.7	27%	51%	–
2024/25	230	38.1	30%	50%	–
2023/24	254	36.0	28%	49%	−0.56
2022/23	264	36.3	27%	50%	−0.66

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Dixons Ashton AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
St Damian's RC Science College
0.6 km · Tameside

Remains Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
West Hill School
2.4 km · Tameside

2026

2.6applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
The Hathershaw College
2.7 km · Oldham

2026

2.0applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
3.3 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Dixons Pennine Academy
3.6 km · Tameside

Good2024

2.4applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Laurus Ryecroft
3.7 km · Tameside

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Oldham
3.7 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
All Saints Catholic College
3.7 km · Tameside

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 36.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135508 · 357/6905
Trust: Dixons Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,350 pupils · 1,326 on roll
Free school meals: 52.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Local authority: Tameside

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources