Ashton Community Science College, Preston

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Ashton Community Science College

Aldwych Drive, Ashton, Preston PR2 1SL

https://www.ashtoncsc.lancs.sch.uk/

Ashton Community Science College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Lancashire). It has about 860 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In May 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Relative weaknesses include Representation and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.1		Our Lady's Catholic High School
1.3		Penwortham Priory Academy
1.6		Fulwood Academy
1.7		Penwortham Girls' High School
1.9		Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
2.0		Corpus Christi Catholic High School
2.1		All Hallows Catholic High School
2.2		Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
2.5		Preston Muslim Girls High School
2.6		Eden Boys' School, Preston
2.6		Hutton Church of England Grammar School
2.7		Christ The King Catholic High School

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Progress: About average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both out of balance with the local community.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

Provision for special educational needs

Hearing impairment

Speech, language and communication

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