Ashton Sixth Form College
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Former names | Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School |
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| Type | sixth form college |
| Established | 1980 |
| Principal | Anton McGrath |
| Students | 2000 |
| Location | 53°29′33.68″N 2°4′31.4″W / 53.4926889°N 2.075389°W |
| Website | www |
Ashton Sixth Form College is an ‘Outstanding’ sixth form college located in Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, England.[1]
The college offers a range of A-Level and vocational courses with a long-standing history of providing high quality teaching and an incredible range of opportunities for students.
Academic performance[]
Ashton Sixth Form College is the highest Ofsted rated institution in Tameside (post-16 provider) with an 'Outstanding' rating, as of February 2020. The college previously maintained its ‘Good’ rating for eight years.[2] In 2018-19, 38 courses at the college achieved 100% pass rates with 70% high grades achieved (A*-B or equivalent).[3]
In January 2020, the Department for Education rated Ashton Sixth Form College as the best performing college in Tameside for the fourth year running, the fourth-best college in Greater Manchester and amongst the very best colleges in the North West.[4]
History[]
The building opened in 1928 as the co-educational Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School. It had around 600 boys and girls in the 1960s, and 800 in the early 1970s, and 950 by the time it closed with 250 in the sixth form. It was run by Lancashire Education Committee until 1974, then Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
Sixth Form College[]
It became a sixth form college in 1980 when most schools in Tameside became 11–16 schools.
Admissions[]
The majority of the college's intake come from within the Tameside area. Students from out of area do choose to travel to the college as their choice of A-Level or Vocational provision. Courses offered by the college include A-levels, AGCEs, BTECs, Certificates and Diplomas.
Ashton Sixth Form College is situated on Darnton Road just off Mossley Road (A670) near the junction with Queen's Road (B6194). The college is in close proximity to Tameside General Hospital.
Higher Education and Adult Skills[]
Ashton Sixth Form College also has a Higher Education and Adult Skills offer covering a range of part-time and full-time adult and university courses.
Notable alumni[]
- Gerard Kearns, actor
- Melanie Sykes, model and television presenter
Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School[]
- Peter Buckley, Professor of International Business at the University of Leeds
- Ronald Fraser, actor
- Sir John Pendry, Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics since 1981 at Imperial College London
- John Savident, actor
- Gordon Taylor OBE, Chief Executive since 1981 of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Ofsted Communications Team. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "A-Level Results Day Student Success Ashton Sixth Form College". www.asfc.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Compare school and college performance - GOV.UK". www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
External links[]
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- Education in Tameside
- Educational institutions established in 1928
- Sixth form colleges in Greater Manchester
- 1928 establishments in England