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| Type | Sixth Form College |
| Motto | Disce est crescere (To learn is to grow) |
| Established | 1928 |
| Department for Education URN | 146816Tables |
| Headmaster | Lisa Richards[1] |
| Enrolment | 2000 |
| Colour | Blue |
| Website | www |
Ashton Sixth Form College (commonly referred to asASFC) is asixth form college inAshton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. Founded in 1928 asAshton-under-Lyne Grammar School, the college is selective with an offer rate of 28% (2021).[2]
Ashton Sixth Form College was rated as 'Outstanding' byOfsted in 2020, and as 'Good' in 2025.[3] In 2022, 1,356 A* and A grades were rewarded to students, and 38 courses at the college achieved 100% pass rates.[4]
The college was ranked 4th fourth in Greater Manchester by theDepartment for Education, and 52nd in the U.K. byThe Times,[5] making it the highest-performing college in Tameside since its inception.[6] It also ranks in the top 10% of colleges nationally.[7]
Ashton Sixth Form College is increasingly oversubscribed, with an offer rate of 28% (2021).[8]
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