Ashton-on-Mersey School
About the school
Ashton-on-Mersey School is an open secondary school in Trafford.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 11 April 2024
- Published
- 20 May 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.1
- Trafford
- 57.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Trafford
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 58.30%
- Trafford
- 63.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 81.90%
- Trafford
- 79.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 64.20%
- Trafford
- 50.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.78
- Trafford
- 5.24
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 25.61
AAB or better
- School
- 1.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1600
Girls
44.63%
Boys
55.38%
SEN support
16.13%
Education, health and care plan
3.75%
English as an additional language
14.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.30%
Overall absence
5.67
Persistent absence
11.96
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
255
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
65
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
45%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
37%