Thomas Ashton School
Bennett Street, Hyde, SK14 4SS
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by Thomas Ashton School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicky Crookshank
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 106278
- Local authority
- Tameside
About this school
Thomas Ashton School was a community special school in Hyde. It taught children aged 5 to 14 and had 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Thomas Ashton School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 16 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 20% | 0% | 27% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 10% | 6% | 9% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 93.0 | 95.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 88.0 | 83.0 | 93.0 |
| Reading progress | -10.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thomas Ashton School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 21.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 85.6%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 21.3%
- Persistent absence
- 63.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas Ashton School0.1 miles
Academies · Hyde
-
Oakdale School0.6 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Tameside Alternative Provision Academy0.7 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Arnfield Independent School0.7 miles
Special schools · Glossop
-
Cromwell High School0.7 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
Other schools in Hyde
- Hawthorns School Academies
- Peak Forest Special schools
- Thomas Ashton School Academies
- Arundale Primary School Primary
- Bradley Green Primary Academy Primary
- Broadbottom Church of England Primary School Primary
- Discovery Academy Primary
- Dowson Primary Academy Primary
- Endeavour Primary Academy Primary
- Flowery Field Primary School Primary
- Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Godley Community Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Thomas Ashton School teach?
- Thomas Ashton School taught children aged 5 to 14. It was a special school in Hyde.
- Has Thomas Ashton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Thomas Ashton School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Thomas Ashton School?
- Thomas Ashton School had 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 14.
- How have Thomas Ashton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Thomas Ashton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Ashton School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2024.