School Profile

Dixons Ashton Academy

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Profile Notes

Dixons Ashton Academy is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-16 in Ashton-under-Lyne, North West. Currently has 1,299 pupils on roll. Religious affiliation: None. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)

Ashton-under-Lyne • OL6 8RF • National Curriculum

1,299 pupils (96% of 1,350 capacity) • 574 boys / 725 girls

Official URN 135508 • LAESTAB

www.dixonsash.com

Official Registration

StatusOpen

PhaseSecondary

Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led

Statutory age11 - 16

Opened 01-09-2008 • Closed Still active

Destination Snapshot

Inspection & quality signals

Historical Links

No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.

Evidence Trail

Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25

GCSE / KS42024/25

Attainment 838.1

EBacc avg points3.35

Eng & Maths 5+29.6%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot

202425 • KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band

Students 230 • APS n/a • Value added n/a