Ashton-on-Mersey School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Trafford
Cecil Avenue, Sale, M33 5BP
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
12.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,609
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,570 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
229 of 300 families who put it first got an offer
264
Places offered
1088
Total applications
4.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 300 | 229 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 222 | 18 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 186 | 12 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 380 | 5 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1088 | 264 | 24% |
1st preference success by year
Trafford lets families list 5 preferences. 33 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee McConaghie
- Address
- Cecil Avenue, Sale, M33 5BP
- Phone
- 01619731179
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward / constituency
- Manor · Altrincham and Sale West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138123
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DEAN TRUST
1,609 pupils · 1,570 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
11 April 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,338 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
12.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.67 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: SUPP (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 81.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 254 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.61 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 1.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 58 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 253 | 26% | 63% | 85% | |
| English Language | 253 | 23% | 66% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 251 | 20% | 67% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 221 | 13% | 47% | 70% | |
| Spanish | 161 | 21% | 61% | 72% | |
| History | 152 | 21% | 57% | 73% | |
| Geography | 114 | 37% | 72% | 82% | |
| Business | 100 | 26% | 59% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 29% | 59% | 88% | |
| Social Studies | 43 | 26% | 67% | 86% | |
| Biology | 31 | 16% | 94% | 100% | |
| Physics | 31 | 23% | 90% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 24 | 4% | 8% | 33% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Law | 17 | 0% | 0% | 12% | |
| Sociology | 13 | 0% | 15% | 38% | |
| Mathematics | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| Geography | 11 | 0% | 27% | 27% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 10% | 10% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 10% | 10% | |
| Physics | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 9 | 0% | 33% | 78% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17051: Ashton-on-Mersey School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 35% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 35% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Trafford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.