Ashton Sixth Form College

Sixth form / post-16 · ages 16-19MixedAcademy 16-19 converter0 pupilsAshton-Under-Lyne Tameside

School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.

Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools

Average A level gradeC+2024/25

Pupils on roll0Census January 2022

Ashton Sixth Form College is an academy 16-19 converter in Ashton-Under-Lyne for boys and girls aged 16 to 19. It has 0 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

Darnton Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 9RL0161 330 2330asfc.ac.ukMrs Lisa Richards headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,175 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC+34.5 points per entry

A level progress-0.03Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.

AAB or better9%with two subjects universities favour

Stayed and finished90%of students who started

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022
Students	1,175	1,228	1,343	1,208
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry	34.46	33.75	32.27	38.24
Average A level grade	C+	C+	C+	B-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS	36.20	34.73	33.27	40.09
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects	9%	11%	11%	16%
A level progressA level value added	-0.03	-0.11	–	–
Applied general courses: points per entry	34.04	33.39	31.70	35.09
T levels: points per entry	39.02	39.19	36.72	39.87
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed	90%	83%	87%	92%

A level subjects

29 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Photography86%A* to B, England 58% · 36 entries

Religious Studies71%A* to B, England 50% · 61 entries

Textiles84%A* to B, England 67% · 25 entries

3D Studies73%A* to B, England 58% · 63 entries

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.

SubjectsPsychology192Mathematics128Law119Business Studies119Biology118Chemistry110Sociology105History983D Studies63Computer Science62Religious Studies61Accounting and Finance56Media / Film / TV Studies54Physics53Graphics53English Literature53Geography50Economics47Fine Art40Photography36Government and Politics32English Language30Film Studies29Textiles25Mathematics (Further)20Drama and Theatre Studies18English Language and Literature17Geology13Spanish12

Every A level subject against England, 2025

Psychology192 entries · 16% A* or A · 94% passed

39%England 46%

Mathematics128 entries · 26% A* or A · 100% passed

54%England 60%

Law119 entries · 13% A* or A · 96% passed

46%England 40%

Business Studies119 entries · 18% A* or A · 97% passed

51%England 47%

Biology118 entries · 21% A* or A · 99% passed

47%England 49%

Chemistry110 entries · 19% A* or A · 97% passed

48%England 53%

Sociology105 entries · 15% A* or A · 96% passed

51%England 49%

History98 entries · 17% A* or A · 99% passed

54%England 55%

3D Studies63 entries · 38% A* or A · 95% passed

73%England 58%

Computer Science62 entries · 10% A* or A · 95% passed

32%England 46%

Religious Studies61 entries · 18% A* or A · 97% passed

71%England 50%

Accounting and Finance56 entries · 16% A* or A · 100% passed

45%England 37%

Media / Film / TV Studies54 entries · 9% A* or A · 100% passed

48%England 46%

Physics53 entries · 15% A* or A · 93% passed

34%England 51%

Graphics53 entries · 21% A* or A · 100% passed

55%England 65%

English Literature53 entries · 21% A* or A · 100% passed

51%England 52%

Geography50 entries · 8% A* or A · 94% passed

36%England 51%

Economics47 entries · 9% A* or A · 96% passed

45%England 57%

Fine Art40 entries · 40% A* or A · 100% passed

73%England 65%

Photography36 entries · 47% A* or A · 100% passed

86%England 58%

Government and Politics32 entries · 3% A* or A · 97% passed

53%England 55%

English Language30 entries · 10% A* or A · 100% passed

40%England 44%

Film Studies29 entries · 21% A* or A · 97% passed

62%England 57%

Textiles25 entries · 44% A* or A · 100% passed

84%England 67%

Mathematics (Further)20 entries · 55% A* or A · 100% passed

70%England 76%

Drama and Theatre Studies18 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed

44%England 54%

English Language and Literature17 entries · 6% A* or A · 100% passed

29%England 47%

Geology13 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed

15%England 45%

Spanish12 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed

42%England 59%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Tameside council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll0Census January 2022

Pupils from low-income families0%Get free school meals

Pupils learning English0%First language is not English

How the mix of pupils has changed

Census	2022	2021
Pupils on roll	0	0
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language	0%	0%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,248 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training87%and stayed there for at least six months

52%10%23%9%

University 52%Further education college 1%Apprenticeship 10%Work 23%Other education or training 2%Not in education, work or training 9%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 83%, compared with 88% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training68%England 72%

Top-third universities17%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%

Higher technical course5%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 67% went on to degree-level study or training and 14% to a top-third university.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers	2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training	87%	86%	87%	–
Education	54%	55%	57%	–
Apprenticeship	10%	9%	7%	1%
Work	23%	22%	23%	–
Not in education, work or training	9%	10%	9%	–

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£5,655England £7,128. Total £13m

Income per pupil£5,863England £7,587. Total £14m

Spent on teachers per pupil£3,512England £3,405

Money in reserve54%A lot put by: £7.3m, £3,164 per pupil. England 9%

Money in against money out+£481kit took in more than it spent this year

Where the money goes£5,655spent per pupil

62%17%

Teachers 62%Support staff 5%Supply staff 2%Buildings 5%Learning resources 6%Catering 0%Energy 2%Everything else 17%

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate1 per 1,000 people99% lower than the England average

Typical house price£215,000Tameside

Nearest bus stop80 mTameside General Hospital, 26 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne	Roman Catholic	570 m	235	Good 2022	30	Compare
Tameside College	Further education	580 m	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
The Heys Primary School	Council	680 m	226	Good 2022	49	Compare
Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne	Academy	700 m	212	Good 2023	54	Compare
Inspire Academy	Academy	730 m	435	Good 2023	64	Compare
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School	Church of England	820 m	187	Report card 2026	5	Compare
St James' Church of England Primary School	Academy	860 m	230	Not inspected	72	Compare
West Hill School	Academy	890 m	852	Report card 2026	21	Compare

All schools in Tameside All schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne Best primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Ashton Sixth Form College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ashton Sixth Form College yet.

How many pupils does Ashton Sixth Form College have?

0 pupils aged 16 to 19 were on the roll in January 2022.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address: Darnton Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 9RL
Telephone: 0161 330 2330
Website: www.asfc.ac.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Richards
Type of school: Academy 16-19 converter (Academy 16-19 converter, academies)
Phase: Sixth form / post-16, ages 16-19
Gender: Mixed
Multi-academy trust: Stamford Park Trust (4 schools)
Local authority: Tameside
Ward: Ashton St Michael's
Constituency: Ashton-under-Lyne
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 1 February 2019 (academy converter)
URN: 146816 · LAESTAB 3578601 · UKPRN 10082366
Formerly: Ashton Sixth Form College

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2022.
Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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