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Dixons Ashton Academy

Secondary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Mar 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 11 March 2025, report published 15 May 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2029

The last inspection was in March 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.4 milesSt Damian's RC Science College

    Secondary, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside

    School remains Outstanding (Jun 2023)

  2. 1.5 milesWest Hill School

    Secondary, Stalybridge, Tameside

    Report card, Apr 2026: 3 expected, 3 needs attention

  3. 1.7 milesThe Hathershaw College

    Secondary, Oldham

    Report card, Apr 2026: 3 expected, 3 needs attention

  4. 2.1 milesOasis Academy Leesbrook

    Secondary, Oldham

    Good (Jan 2023)

  5. 2.2 milesDixons Pennine Academy

    Secondary, Stalybridge, Tameside

    Good (Jun 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.