Overall Oxbridge
#471
1 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
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 57% of England
Across 23 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.20/10, -0.16 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
5% Elite
Distribution across all Ashton-under-Lyne schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Ashton-under-Lyne vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 57%
Across all ranked Ashton-under-Lyne schools
Top 55%Primaryavg #8,246 of 14,978
Top 67%Secondaryavg #2,596 of 3,862
Primary schools: 20 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,246
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 55% of 14,978
% 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
7.1/10
-0.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,246
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 55% of 14,978
% 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
#2,596
-17 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 67% of 3,862
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
#2,596
-17 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 67% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
46.9
+7.8 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Cambridge
#364
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Ashton-under-Lyne
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Ashton-under-Lyne
1 Sixth Form
2026
Ashton-under-Lyne
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