Overall Oxbridge
#957
1 ranked schools · -304 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
5
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-28.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
Schools in Ashton-under-Lyne
Once one of Lancashire's busiest cotton towns, Ashton-under-Lyne earned its market charter in 1414 and was transformed by the cotton trade in 1769, which reordered its streets into a grid and drew mills to the banks of the River Tame in the Pennine foothills. Today the town sits within Tameside, Greater Manchester, with around 48,000 residents.
Northern Rail links reach Manchester Piccadilly in around fifteen minutes. Mossley and Lees draw families competing for primary places at the eastern edge of the borough, while Hurst and Broadoak extend the residential catchment toward the Pennine fringe, with Holden Fold on the quieter northern edge.
19
Primary
schools
3
Secondary
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
of which13faith23 total
Area Performance
Ashton-under-Lyne schools rank in the top 58% of England
Across 23 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.06/10, -0.30 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
4% Elite
Distribution across all Ashton-under-Lyne schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Ashton-under-Lyne vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 58%
Across all ranked Ashton-under-Lyne schools
Top 57%Primaryavg #8,468 of 14,821
Top 67%Secondaryavg #2,552 of 3,803
Primary schools: 20 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.38 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,468
-7 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 57% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.38 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,468
-7 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 57% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.24 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,552
-17 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 67% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
46.9
+7.8 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.24 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,552
-17 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 67% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
46.9
+7.8 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Oxford
#284
1 ranked schools · -22 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
0
Offers
0
Cambridge
#1,019
1 ranked schools · -320 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
5
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-37.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Ashton-under-Lyne town
Local directory
School profiles in Ashton-under-Lyne
Browse 20 local profile links across primary schools in ashton-under-lyne town and secondary schools in ashton-under-lyne town. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
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