Ashton Community Science College
About the school
Ashton Community Science College is an open secondary school in Lancashire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 May 2023
- Published
- 20 June 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.6
- Lancashire
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Lancashire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 38.20%
- Lancashire
- 43.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 59.60%
- Lancashire
- 63.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 5.60%
- Lancashire
- 34.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.74
- Lancashire
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
868
Girls
45.16%
Boys
54.84%
SEN support
14.86%
Education, health and care plan
5.30%
English as an additional language
12.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
37.44%
Overall absence
6.77
Persistent absence
19.93
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
156
Sustained education or employment
83%
Education
71%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
13%