Thomas Ashton School
Bennett Street, Hyde, SK14 4SS
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEW BRIDGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Butterworth
- Sponsor
- New Bridge Academy
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 151614
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613686208
About this school
Thomas Ashton School is a special academy in Hyde. It teaches children aged 5 to 14 and has 106 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thomas Ashton School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Thomas Ashton School (URN 106278).
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 81.93%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 26.33%
- Persistent absence
- 55.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Arnfield Independent School0.7 miles
Special schools · Glossop
-
Oakdale School0.7 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Tameside Alternative Provision Academy0.7 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Cromwell High School0.8 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Trinity School1.6 miles
Independent schools · Stalybridge
Other schools in Hyde
- Hawthorns School Academies
- Peak Forest Special schools
- 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
- Hollingworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Thomas Ashton School teach?
- Thomas Ashton School teaches children aged 5 to 14. It is a special school in Hyde.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas Ashton School?
- The headteacher of Thomas Ashton School is Mr David Butterworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomas Ashton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Ashton School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Thomas Ashton School?
- Thomas Ashton School has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 14.
- Is Thomas Ashton School full?
- Thomas Ashton School has capacity for 100 pupils and 106 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thomas Ashton School a faith school?
- No. Thomas Ashton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Thomas Ashton School part of an academy trust?
- Thomas Ashton School is part of NEW BRIDGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Thomas Ashton School's absence rate?
- Thomas Ashton School's overall absence rate is 26.3% in the latest published census.
- Does Thomas Ashton School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Thomas Ashton School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.