Ashton-on-Mersey School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Sale, Trafford
Ashton-on-Mersey School is a secondary school in Sale, Trafford for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 April 2024. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cecil Avenue, Sale, M33 5BP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,609 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, usually achieve well at Ashton-on-Mersey School.”
- “They are supported to learn deeply across a broad range of subjects.”
- “They learn with increasing confidence because staff are ambitious about what they can accomplish.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, however, some teachers are still honing these practices.”
- “This means that pupils’ learning is not as well matched to curriculum aims as it is elsewhere.”
- “That said, across subjects, a small minority of pupils do not take full advantage of the information that teachers provide about what they know or can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 2024 (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) | 58% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
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: 275 first-preference applications, 269 offers in total, 236 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2021 to 2026, as Trafford published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Sale Grammar School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sale High School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wellington School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 2.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Cestrian School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Loreto Grammar School 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Urmston Grammar Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published