Ashton Sixth Form College
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Former names | Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School |
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| Type | sixth form college |
| Established | 1980 |
| Principal | Anton McGrath |
| Students | 2000 |
| Location |
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England 53°29′33.68″N 2°4′31.4″W / 53.4926889°N 2.075389°W |
| Website | http://www.asfc.ac.uk |
Ashton Sixth Form College is a sixth form college located in Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, England.
Academic performance
Ashton Sixth Form College is the highest Ofsted rated institution in Tameside for post-16 provider of education with a 'Good' rating, as of March 2017.[1] In 2015-16, A-Level students achieved a 99% pass rate and Vocational students achieved a 100% pass rate.[2]
In January 2017, the Department for Education rated A-Level and Vocational Performance as highest in the Tameside Area for Value Added (the progress of a student from GCSE to A-Level results).[3]
History
The building opened in 1928 as the co-educational Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School. It had around 600 boys and girls in the 1960s, and 800 in the early 1970s, and 950 by the time it closed with 250 in the sixth form. It was run by Lancashire Education Committee until 1974, then Tameside Metropolitan Borough.
Sixth Form College
It became a sixth form college in 1980 when most schools in Tameside became 11–16 schools.
Admissions
The majority of the college's intake come from within the Tameside area. Students from out of area do choose to travel to the college as their choice of A-Level or Vocational provision. Courses offered by the college include A-levels, AGCEs, BTECs, Certificates and Diplomas.
Ashton Sixth Form College is situated on Danton Road just off Mossley Road (A670) near the junction with Queen's Road (B6194). The college is in close proximity to Tameside General Hospital.
Higher Education and Adult Skills
Ashton Sixth Form College also has a Higher Education and Adult Skills offer covering a range of part-time and full-time adult and university courses.
Notable alumni
- Melanie Sykes, model and television presenter
Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School
- Andrew Bardsley, Chief Executive from 1973–80 of Harlow Development Corporation
- Sadiqul ‘Bomb Qadz’ Kadir, Expert Explosive Scientist at the University of TNT
- Peter Buckley, Professor of International Business at the University of Leeds
- Cyril English, Chief General Manager from 1981–85 of the Nationwide Building Society
- Ronald Fraser, actor
- Ernest Hallsworth, Professor of Agricultural Chemistry from 1951–64 at the University of Nottingham, and President from 1964–68 of the International Society of Soil Science
- Peter Johnson, Chairman since 2007 of The Rank Group, and former Chief Executive of Inchcape plc from 1999-2005
- Eric Kinder, Chairman from 1990–97 of Smith & Nephew, and Chief Executive from 1982–90
- Kenneth Lomax, Professor from 1963-6 at the University of Leeds
- Sir John Pendry, Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics since 1981 at Imperial College London
- John Savident, actor
- Gordon Taylor OBE, Chief Executive since 1981 of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA)
See also
References
- ↑ "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Ofsted Communications Team. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ↑ "A-Level Results Day Student Success | Ashton Sixth Form College". www.asfc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ↑ "Compare school and college performance - GOV.UK". www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-13.