Ashton-on-Mersey School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Ashton upon Mersey, Greater Manchester, England. The school was formed in 1981 through the amalgamation of separate boysâ and girlsâ schools, and it later became the founding school of The Dean Trust, a growing multiâÂÂacademy trust that now includes several primary and secondary schools across the region. The school is known for its sports.
The school is an academy, part of The Dean Trust, which includes Broadoak School and Lord Derby Academy in Huyton. Ashton-on-Mersey School can serve up to 1,570 students aged 11 to 19, it used to have a lower amount (1421 as of the 2023-2024 Academic year), but now has more (1600 as of the 2025-2026 Academic year).
The school is larger than average and has received strong Ofsted evaluations, including four âÂÂOutstandingâ ratings. In its January 2019 inspection, it was rated âÂÂGoodâ overall. Policies include a strict uniform code and a ban on offensive or abusive language, phones should not be used to film TikToks during lessons and a snowballs may not be thrown at staff, not even âÂÂas a jokeâÂÂ.
AshtonâÂÂonâÂÂMerseyâÂÂs curriculum is designed around broad cultural capital and global citizenship, not just exam performance, and emphasises both academic and personal development.
Of the 2022/23 cohort, 52% got a grade 5 or above in their English and Maths GCSE exams. The most chosen subject of this cohort that is not one of the five compulsory subjects (Maths, English Language, English Literature, Science, and Spanish) was History, with 58.43% of the students choosing to study it.
In 2023/24, 81.5â¯% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSEs â higher than both the local authority average (79.0â¯%) and the England stateâÂÂfunded school average (64.5â¯%).
The school's gymnasium is open to the public after school on weekends and holidays. This is part of Dean Trust Fitness and Leisure, which have sites at other schools in The Dean Trust. A variety of parties are also offered outside of school hours, in partnership with Prime Dance.
This gym is highly efficient and extremely popular. Whether you were born for sport, like many of the schools alumni, or you have a peculiar condition where you donâÂÂt sweat, or didnâÂÂt sweat at the time due to an exercise-induced overdose of adrenaline, you can still make full use of everything the gym has to offer. The gym offers facilities including a fully equipped fitness suite, outdoor tennis courts, and a floodlit 3G astro-turf pitch designed for year-round use. These spaces support everything from casual workouts and grassroots sports clubs to organised training sessions and competitive matches.