Ashlea House School

  • Secondary
  • Independent
  • Ages 11 to 18
Ofsted: Good

Ashlea House, 474 Stockport Road, Denton, Manchester, M34 6ETOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Ashlea House School is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 109 schools in Tameside. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 19 September 2023, report published 26 November 2023

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 September 2023

Ashlea House School is a nurturing place where pupils are happy. Many pupils have had long periods of disrupted education prior to joining this school. The school supports pupils well to re-engage with their education. The school has high expectations for all pupils' achievement. Most pupils meet these expectations by learning and achieving well. Pupils develop positive relationships with each other and with their teachers. Pupils benefit from well-established routines. Staff deal with behaviour issues sensitively. This helps pupils who may become unsettled to refocus on their work. They generally behave well in lessons and around the school. Pupils have many opportunities to learn about life beyond school. For example, they visit museums, a farm and a local observatory. They access a range of activities, such as football, swimming, tennis and climbing. Pupils enjoy volunteering in their community and raising money for charity. At lunchtimes, pupils cook food for their peers. This helps them to develop their independence and confidence in preparation for adulthood. Staff help pupils to understand the risks that they may face online and in the local area. For example, pupils performed enthusiastically in a courtroom role play about cyberbullying. This also helped them to develop their speaking and listening skills.

What the school should improve

  • In a small number of subjects, the school has not identified clearly enough what knowledge it wants pupils to acquire. As a result, some pupils have insecure foundations on which to build new learning. The school should ensure that in these subjects, it carefully sets out the knowledge that it wants pupils to learn and remember.
  • A small number of staff lack aspects of the subject knowledge required to deliver curriculum content well. This hinders how well some pupils achieve. The school should ensure that staff are well trained to deliver all aspects of the curriculum.

Exam results

GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25

8 pupils in the year group

Attainment 8 score5.1

5.1, 41 below the England average of 46.1.

Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%

0%, 45.4 percentage points below the England average of 45.4%.

Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%

0%, 64.8 percentage points below the England average of 64.8%.

Pupils entering the EBacc0%

0%, 40.5 percentage points below the England average of 40.5%.

EBacc average point score0.40

0.40, 3.69 below the England average of 4.09.

Pupil numbers and mix

13 pupils on roll, with places for 15

Special educational needs support7.7%

7.7%, 7.1 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan92.3%

92.3%, 86.3 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Ashlea House School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
St Thomas More RC College0.6 milesOfsted: GoodAttainment 8: 44.0
Denton Community Academy1 mileOfsted: InadequateNot published
Reddish Vale High School1 mileOfsted: InadequateAttainment 8: 37.7
Audenshaw School2 milesOfsted: GoodAttainment 8: 45.5
Penarth Group School2 milesOfsted: GoodNot published

School details

School type
Other independent school
Sector
Independent
Age range
11 to 18
Gender
Boys
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Miss Jenna Coyne
Address
Ashlea House, 474 Stockport Road, Denton, Manchester, M34 6ET
Local authority
Tameside
URN
135975

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.