Ashton-on-Mersey School explained

Coordinates:53.4193°N -2.3401°W
Motto:"Believe Achieve Succeed"
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Lee McConaghie
Address:Cecil Avenue
Postcode:M33 5BP
School Board:West Trafford School Partnership
Trust:The Dean Trust
Ofsted:yes
Urn:138123
Enrolment:1,423[1]
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Hours In Day:6 hours 35 minutes
Colours:Burgundy, silver
Website:http://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 the 2023-2024 Academic year). 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, which have sites at other schools in The Dean Trust. 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, but not limited to, Charter Mark, RHS School Gardening, and the Rainbow Flag Award.

Notable alumni

Schools On Site

There are three different school buildings on the site of Ashton On Mersey School. One building is the Believe Learning Institute, located on the north-western side of the site. In here are some classrooms for the main secondary school, as well as Ashton On Mersey SCITT. On the south-eastern side of the school, backing onto Sherbrook Close, is Ashton On Mersey Sixth Form, which offers both A-level and BTEC courses.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ashton-on-Mersey School - GOV.UK. Department for Education. 22 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Ashton-on-Mersey School - GOV.UK . 22 July 2021 . Department for Education.
  3. Web site: 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. live. Ofsted. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722191547/https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50055567 . 22 July 2021 .
  4. Web site: 26 February 2024 . Ashton On Mersey Performance Data . 26 February 2024 . Ashton On Mersey GCSE Statistics.
  5. Web site: 26 February 2024 . Subjects entered at Key Stage 4 . Gov.UK Ashton On Mersey GCSE Statistics.
  6. Web site: Fitness & Leisure – The Dean Trust . 2024-01-20 . en-GB.
  7. News: Marcus Rashford announces engagement to childhood sweetheart . 23 October 2022 . ITV News . 26 May 2022 . en.