Ashton Sixth Form College
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Primary sources|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox school
| box_width = 250px
| name = Ashton Sixth Form College
| motto = Disce est crescere
| motto_translation = To learn is to grow
| image_name =
| established = 1928
| type = Sixth Form College
| colours = {{colorbox|blue}} Blue
| headmaster = Lisa Richards{{cite web |title=Ashton Sixth Form College |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146816 |website=Get Information about Schools |publisher=Gov.UK |access-date=30 September 2024}}
| urn = 146816
| enrolment = 2000
| location = Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England
| website = {{URL|http://www.asfc.ac.uk}}
}}
Ashton Sixth Form College (commonly referred to as ASFC) is a sixth form college in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. Founded in 1928 as Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School, the college is selective with an offer rate of 28% (2021).{{Cite web|date=2020-10-08|title=Find an inspection report and registered childcare|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report|access-date=2022-02-04|website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk}}
Academic performance
Ashton Sixth Form College was rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2020, and as 'Good' in 2025.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-18 |title=Find an inspection report |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/46/146816 |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |publisher=Ofsted Communications Team |language=en}} In 2022, 1,356 A* and A grades were rewarded to students, and 38 courses at the college achieved 100% pass rates.{{Cite web |title=A year of record breaking results for the class of 2022! |url=https://asfc.ac.uk/news/2022-08-18-a-year-of-record-breaking-results-for-the-class-of-2022 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=asfc.ac.uk |language=en-GB}}
The college was ranked 4th fourth in Greater Manchester by the Department for Education, and 52nd in the U.K. by The Times,{{Cite web |title=The top 75 sixth-form colleges – The Tutor Academy |url=https://www.thetutoracademy.com/revision-notes/the-top-75-sixth-form-colleges/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |language=en}} making it the highest-performing college in Tameside since its inception.{{Cite web |title=Compare school and college performance - GOV.UK |url=https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/find-a-school-in-england |access-date=2020-02-01 |website=www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk |language=en}} It also ranks in the top 10% of colleges nationally.{{Cite web |last=McGrath |first=Anton |date=1 January 2022 |title=General Information About The College |url=https://files.schudio.com/ashton-sixth/files/vacancies/General_Information_about_the_College.pdf |website=Ashton Sixth Form College General Information About The College}}
Ashton Sixth Form College is increasingly oversubscribed, with an offer rate of 28% (2021).{{Cite web |title=Ofsted Report {{!}} Ashton Sixth Form College |url=https://www.asfc.ac.uk/about-us/ofsted-report |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=www.asfc.ac.uk}}
Notable alumni
- Gerard Kearns, actor{{cn|reason=not referenced in the article about Kearns|date=September 2024}}
- Isabelle Smith, actress{{cite web |title=Speaker of the Month October 2024 - Isabelle Smith |url=https://www.asfc.ac.uk/home/student-life/news-2/speaker-of-the-month-october-2024-isabelle-smith/ |publisher=Ashton Sixth Form College |access-date=24 April 2025}}
- Melanie Sykes, model and television presenter{{cn|reason=not referenced in the article about Sykes|date=September 2024}}
=Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School=
{{see also|Category: People educated at Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School}}
- Peter Buckley, professor of International Business at the University of Manchester{{cn|reason=not referenced in the article about Buckley|date=September 2024}}
- Ronald Fraser, actor{{cn|reason=not referenced in the article about Fraser|date=September 2024}}
- Eldon Griffiths, Conservative MP{{cite news|last1=Langdon|first1=Julia|title=Sir Eldon Griffiths obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/04/sir-eldon-griffiths|access-date=30 September 2024|work=The Guardian|date=4 June 2014}}
- John Savident, actor{{cite web|first=Toby|last=Hadoke|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/25/john-savident-obituary|title=John Savident obituary|work=The Guardian |date=25 February 2024 |access-date=30 September 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.asfc.ac.uk}}
- [http://ashtongrammar.co.uk/index.htm Former school]
- [http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=130518 EduBase]
{{Universities and colleges in North West England}}
{{Schools in Tameside}}
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Category:1928 establishments in England
Category:Education in Tameside