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School admissions in Ashton-under-Lyne

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 22 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Ashton-under-Lyne in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 19 schools in Ashton-under-Lyne first 586 times for 578 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Tameside authority's 69 schools. 7 of the 19 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.52 miles (The Heys Primary School) to 0.66 miles (Milton St John's CofE Primary School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Ashton-under-Lyne first 594 times for 595 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Tameside authority's 16 schools. 2 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Mossley Hollins High School, to 0.48 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

19 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Holden Clough Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne1.3628not published
St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAshton-under-Lyne1.2030not published
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne1.1931not published
The Heys Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne1.10290.52 miles 2026
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne1.1030not published
Milton St John's CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne1.07300.659 miles 2026
Ashton West End Primary AcademyAshton-under-Lyne1.0558not published
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne1.00240.227 miles 2022
St George's CofE Primary SchoolAshton-Under-Lyne1.0010not published
St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne1.0030not published
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-LyneAshton-under-Lyne0.9730not published
Canon Burrows CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne0.9655not published
Livingstone Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne0.96231.312 miles 2024
Rosehill Methodist Primary AcademyAshton-under-Lyne0.9329not published
Oasis Academy BroadoakAshton-under-Lyne0.9031not published
Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-LyneAshton-under-Lyne0.8927not published
Canon Johnson CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne0.8730not published
Waterloo Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne0.8438not published
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne0.80150.501 miles 2020

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
St Damian's RC Science CollegeAshton-under-Lyne1.21159not published
Mossley Hollins High SchoolAshton-under-Lyne1.161780.482 miles 2026
Dixons Ashton AcademyAshton-under-Lyne0.76258not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.