Dixons Ashton Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Dixons Ashton Academy is a secondary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2010 to 2026 entry.
Dixons Ashton Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.936 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
| Year 7 2016 | Not published |
| Year 7 2015 | Not published |
| Year 7 2014 | Not published |
| Year 7 2013 | Not published |
| Year 7 2011 | Not published |
| Year 7 2010 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 196 first-choice applications for 258 offers; 194 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- At Year 7 in 2026, 64 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower; 0.8 first choices per offer was the 3rd lowest of 16 Tameside secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 38.1 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 1,326 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils build positive, trusting relationships with each other and staff.”
- “They are confident that when things go wrong, staff are there to help, including with any occasional bullying issues.”
- “Pupils speak highly of the support that they receive from pastoral staff.”
To improve
- “However, the design and delivery of the curriculum does not help some pupils to achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, where the essential knowledge that pupils should gain is less well defined, some pupils are not taught important knowledge and skills.”
- “However, some teachers do not use these methods effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 196 first-preference applications, 258 offers in total, 194 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tameside.
- St Damian's RC Science College 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- West Hill School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dixons Pennine Academy 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Laurus Ryecroft 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic College 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mossley Hollins High School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rayner Stephens High School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Audenshaw School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published