Ashton-on-Mersey School

Secondary school in England

53°25′09″N 2°20′24″W / 53.419250°N 2.340111°W / 53.419250; -2.340111InformationTypeAcademyMotto"Believe Achieve Succeed"School boardWest Trafford School PartnershipLocal authorityTraffordTrustThe Dean TrustDepartment for Education URN138123 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherLee McConaghieAge11 to 18Enrolment1,423^[1]Hours in school day6 hours 35 minutesColour(s)Burgundy, silverWebsitehttp://www.aomschool.co.uk/

Ashton-on-Mersey School is a secondary school in Ashton upon Mersey, Greater Manchester, England.

The school is an academy, part of The Dean Trust, which includes Broadoak School and Lord Derby Academy in Huyton. Ashton-on-Mersey School can serve up to 1,561 students aged 11 to 18, however tends to have a lower amount (1421 as of 2023-2024). It is a larger than average school.^[2] Ofsted has graded the school "Outstanding" across four inspections. The school was graded "Good" overall by Ofsted after an inspection on 22–23 January 2019.^[3] Some of its policies include no offensive or abusive language and neat uniform.

Of the 2022-2023 cohort, 52% got a grade 5 or above in their English and Maths GCSE exams.^[4] The most chosen subject of this cohort that is not one of the five compulsory subjects (Double Science, Maths, English Literature, English Language, and Spanish) was History, with 58.43% of the students choosing to study it.^[5]

Gymnasium

The school's gymnasium is open to the public after school on weekends and holidays. This is part of Dean Trust Fitness and Leisure. It offers various sorts of sports venues such as tennis courts, fitness suite, and a 3G astro pitch. A variety of parties are also offered outside of school hours, in partnership with Prime Dance.^[6]

Awards

The school has many awards including Charter Mark and Investor People.

Notable alumni

Dakota Ditcheva (born 1998), English Muay Thai practitioner
Jonny Evans (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer
Yasmin Finney (born 2003), English actress
Angel Gomes (born 2000), English footballer
Josh Harrop (born 1995), English footballer
Sam Johnstone (born 1993), English footballer
Jesse Lingard (born 1992), English footballer
Donald Love (born 1994), English footballer
Scott McTominay (born 1996), English footballer
Ravel Morrison (born 1993), English footballer
Ben Pearson (born 1995), English footballer
Karl Pilkington (born 1972), English comedian and television personality
Gerard Piqué (born 1987), Spanish footballer
Marcus Rashford (born 1997), English footballer^[7]
Joe Rothwell (born 1995), English footballer
Axel Tuanzebe (born 1997), Congolese footballer

References

^ "Ashton-on-Mersey School - GOV.UK". Department for Education. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "Ashton-on-Mersey School - GOV.UK". Department for Education. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ Smart, Jonathan; Hollister, Claire; Bell, Colin; Logue, Sheldon; Middlemass, Alyson; Harris, Kath; Patterson, Annette (12 February 2019). "Inspection report: Ashton-on-Mersey School, 22–23 January 2019". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021.
^ "Ashton On Mersey Performance Data". Ashton On Mersey GCSE Statistics. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ "Subjects entered at Key Stage 4". Gov.UK Ashton On Mersey GCSE Statistics. 26 February 2024.
^ "Fitness & Leisure – The Dean Trust". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^ "Marcus Rashford announces engagement to childhood sweetheart". ITV News. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.