Tameside College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationAshton-Under-Lyne Tameside

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

Average A level gradeC2024/25

Tameside College is a further education in Ashton-under-Lyne for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Beaufort Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6NX0161 908 6600Ms Jackie Moores principalAll details

Ofsted

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

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,798 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC29.0 points per entry

A level progress-0.20Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.

AAB or better8%with two subjects universities favour

Stayed and finished73%of students who started

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022	2019	2018
Students	1,798	1,576	1,473	1,373	2,491	2,427
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry	28.98	28.71	28.38	34.44	24.22	24.49
Average A level grade	C	C	C	C+	D+	D+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS	28.69	27.91	28.40	34.64	25.95	27.01
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects	8%	2%	6%	9%	1%	6%
A level progressA level value added	-0.20	-0.13	–	–	-0.08	-0.11
Applied general courses: points per entry	29.61	28.36	29.09	33.48	–	–
T levels: points per entry	29.31	24.78	27.22	29.88	–	–
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed	73%	71%	76%	81%	84%	89%

A level subjects

17 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.

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

SubjectsSociology54Psychology48History31Law27Business Studies27Classical Civilisation26English Literature21Biology18Computer Science18Chemistry16Media / Film / TV Studies16Mathematics15English Language15Film Studies12Geography11Fine Art9Government and Politics8

Every A level subject against England, 2025

Sociology54 entries · 17% A* or A · 98% passed

39%England 49%

Psychology48 entries · 8% A* or A · 92% passed

38%England 46%

History31 entries · 0% A* or A · 90% passed

10%England 55%

Law27 entries · 0% A* or A · 82% passed

7%England 40%

Business Studies27 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed

15%England 47%

Classical Civilisation26 entries · 4% A* or A · 96% passed

31%England 55%

English Literature21 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed

33%England 52%

Biology18 entries · 17% A* or A · 89% passed

33%England 49%

Computer Science18 entries · 11% A* or A · 83% passed

22%England 46%

Chemistry16 entries · 0% A* or A · 69% passed

13%England 53%

Media / Film / TV Studies16 entries · 0% A* or A · 94% passed

13%England 46%

Mathematics15 entries · 53% A* or A · 93% passed

53%England 60%

English Language15 entries · 13% A* or A · 100% passed

40%England 44%

Film Studies12 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed

8%England 57%

Geography11 entries · 9% A* or A · 100% passed

46%England 51%

Fine Art9 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed

78%England 65%

Government and Politics8 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed

38%England 55%

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 roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,369 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training70%and stayed there for at least six months

18%11%10%31%24%

University 18%Further education college 11%Apprenticeship 10%Work 31%Not in education, work or training 24%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 62%, compared with 75% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training44%England 72%

Top-third universities5%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%

Higher technical course4%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 39% went on to degree-level study or training and 3% 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	70%	71%	65%	–
Education	29%	27%	27%	–
Apprenticeship	10%	9%	11%	1%
Work	31%	34%	28%	–
Not in education, work or training	24%	24%	28%	–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m112 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 stop100 mCobden Street, 18 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
Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne	Academy	220 m	212	Good 2023	54	Compare
The Heys Primary School	Council	450 m	226	Good 2022	49	Compare
Ashton Sixth Form College	Academy 16-19 converter	580 m	0	Not inspected	–	Compare
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne	Roman Catholic	630 m	235	Good 2022	30	Compare
St James' Church of England Primary School	Academy	640 m	230	Not inspected	72	Compare
Stansfield House	Independent	770 m	24	Not inspected	–	Compare
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School	Church of England	950 m	187	Report card 2026	5	Compare
West Hill School	Academy	0.6 miles	852	Report card 2026	21	Compare

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

Questions parents ask

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How many pupils does Tameside College have?

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Contact and details

Address: Beaufort Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6NX
Telephone: 0161 908 6600
Principal: Ms Jackie Moores
Type of school: Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase: College, ages 16-99
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Tameside
Ward: Ashton St Michael's
Constituency: Ashton-under-Lyne
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 130516 · LAESTAB 3578002 · UKPRN 10006494

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.
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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