Schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne

About schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne

Most of the 26 schools listed in Ashton-Under-Lyne are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at two sixth forms and colleges.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

62%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 19 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

40.9

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools20

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Ashton West End Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Canon Burrows CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Canon Johnson CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Holden Clough Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Livingstone Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Milton St John's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• Oasis Academy Broadoak

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  39%

  expected standard
• St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St George's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St James' Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's RC Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• St Peter's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• The Heys Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Waterloo Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  49%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Dixons Ashton Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.1

  Attainment 8
• Mossley Hollins High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

• St Damian's RC Science College

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 16

  55.1

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges2

• Ashton Sixth Form College

  Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16 to 19

• Tameside College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Samuel Laycock School

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 11 to 17

Common questions about schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne

How many schools are in Ashton-Under-Lyne?

OfferDay lists 26 schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne, including 20 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne?

Every school in Ashton-Under-Lyne is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne?

OfferDay ranks schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.