Ofsted: Inadequate accessibility_new Special School (SEND)

Thomas Ashton School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Ms Nicky Crookshank (Headteacher)

location_onHyde, SK14 4SS

language Visit Website phone 1613686208

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2023

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Students

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Age Range

5-14

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Thomas Ashton School is a Community special school primary school in Hyde, serving ages 5-14. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Thomas Ashton School is a special school in Hyde, Tameside, admitting pupils aged 5-14. The school has approximately 94 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Inadequate, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.

There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 31.5%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 45.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Specialist Provision Assessment Context

Because Thomas Ashton School is a specialist or alternative provision setting, pupils often follow tailored curricula rather than standard national GCSE or SAT benchmarks. National attainment figures below may be suppressed or reflect small cohorts.

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading27% LA 74%

Writing0% LA 68%

Maths18% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 61%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%England 60%

Reading20% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-10.3

Read

LA -0.1

-15.0 to -5.6

-11.6

Write

LA -0.8

-15.5 to -7.6

-10.6

Maths

LA 0.0

-14.9 to -6.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%England 65%

Reading14% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths14% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.7

-5.1

Write

LA 0.3

-9.6 to -0.5

Maths

LA 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%

Reading0% LA 72%

Writing0% LA 77%

Maths0% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.9

Read

LA 0.2

-12.1 to -3.7

-7.8

Write

LA 0.3

-12 to -3.6

-10.7

Maths

LA 0.6

-14.5 to -6.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 December 2024

Inspection Report

01 October 2024

Inspection Report

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08 November 2023

Inspection Report

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21 November 2017

Inspection Report

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28 November 2012

Inspection Report

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05 July 2010

Inspection Report

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17 May 2007

Inspection Report

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19 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-08

Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

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2017-11-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2012-11-28

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-07-05

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 95 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	95	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	97	75	77.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	95	57	60.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	95	9	9.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	94	31	33.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	91	45	49.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	94	16	17.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	93	26	28.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	91	28	30.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	93	11	11.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	92	9	9.8%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	92	25	27.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	81	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	81	18	22.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	72	24	33.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	68	11	16.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	67	14	20.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	57	12	21.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	57	19	33.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	54	11	20.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	46	47	102.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	53	36	67.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	46	37	80.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	43	41	95.3%	0.5%