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26 open schools in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Tameside schools · grammar schools in Ashton-under-Lyne

Ashton-under-Lyne has 26 state schools: 20 primary, 3 secondary, part of Tameside's wider catchment. 26 have a published Ofsted rating, and 24 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Ashton Sixth Form College Ashton-Under-Lyne · Good Ashton West End Primary Academy Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Dixons Ashton Academy Ashton-under-Lyne · Not judged Holden Clough Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Livingstone Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Milton St John's CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Mossley Hollins High School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Oasis Academy Broadoak Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Samuel Laycock School Ashton-Under-Lyne · Not judged St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Ashton-under-Lyne · Good St Damian's RC Science College Ashton-under-Lyne · Outstanding St George's CofE Primary School Ashton-Under-Lyne · Good St James' Church of England Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good St Joseph's RC Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good St Peter's CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Tameside College Ashton-under-Lyne · Good The Heys Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good Waterloo Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.8 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Waterloo Primary School Good · ×0.84 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Good · ×0.87 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne Good · ×0.89 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Oasis Academy Broadoak Good · ×0.9 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy Good · ×0.93 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Livingstone Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Good · ×0.97 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Tameside

Primary schools: Confirmed full criteria order (LAC, medical/social, siblings, then distance) has no catchment step. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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