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Dixons Ashton Academy

URN 135508 · TamesideOpen
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Inspection history (10)

  1. 12 Mar 2025

    School inspection (EIF) · published 16 May 2025

    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Gary Kelly (lead), David Roberts, Lindy Griffiths, Marc Heron, Paula Crawley

  2. 8 Mar 2023

    School inspection (EIF) · published 10 May 2023

    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Kate Bowker (lead), Geoff Baker, Kevin Sexton, Neil Johnson, Rachel Goodwin

  3. 26 Jun 2019

    School inspection (CIF) · published 12 Jul 2019

    Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    OutcomesRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Teaching, learning and assessmentGood

    Helen O’Neill (lead), Annette Patterson, Colin Bell, Nell Banfield, Rachel Cave, Tim Long

  4. 1 Mar 2017

    School inspection (CIF) · published 25 Apr 2017

    Inadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    OutcomesInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate

    Sally Kenyon (lead), Annette Patterson, Jane Austin, John Leigh, Rochelle Conefrey

  5. 26 Feb 2015

    School inspection (CIF) · published 18 Mar 2015

    Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood

    Liz Godman (lead), Claire Hollister, Pamela Hemphill, Paul Rafferty, Peter McKay

  6. 6 Mar 2013

    School inspection (CIF) · published 27 Mar 2013

    Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

    Stephen Wall (lead), Andrew Henderson, Gary Kelly, Johan MacKinnon, Osama Abdul Rahim

  7. 17 Jun 2011

    School inspection (2012 framework) · published 8 Jul 2011

    Satisfactory

    Patrick Geraghty

  8. —

    School monitoring visit · published 31 Jan 2019

    Jane Holmes (lead), Helen O’Neill

  9. —

    School monitoring visit · published 17 Oct 2018

    David Roberts (lead), Helen O’Neill

  10. —

    School monitoring visit · published 16 Feb 2018

    Annette Patterson (lead), Helen O’Neill

Academy trust

Dixons Academies Trust

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Details

URN
135508
Type
Academy sponsor led
Local authority
Tameside
Region
North West
Address
Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8RF
Reports on record
10
Earliest report
17 Jun 2011
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Opened
01-09-2008
Region
North West
Status
Open
Website
www.dixonsash.com
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
1350
Age Range
11 - 16
Age range
11 to 16
Telephone
01612419555
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Little
Pupils on roll
1326
Pupils' gender
Mixed
School capacity
1350
Number of pupils
1326
Religious character
None
Free school meals (%)
52.00
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