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Thomas Ashton School

Special / other · Hyde · SK14 4SS

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Inadequate

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: InadequateBehaviour & attitudes: InadequatePersonal development: Requires improvementLeadership & management: InadequateSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 8 November 2023

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At a glance

106 pupils · 100% of 100 capacity

School type
Academy special sponsor led
Age range
5–14
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
78.3% of pupils
English as additional language
0% of pupils
SEN support
0% of pupils
EHC plan
100% of pupils
Website
https://www.thomasashton.org/
URN
151614

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

no data

Reaching the higher standard

no data

Average scaled score (reading)

no data

Average scaled score (maths)

no data

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
26.7%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
55.2%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
7.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£25,795
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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