Following the Ofsted inspection 24th -25th April 2013 we are delighted to confirm that Ashton on Mersey School has once again been judged to be Outstanding. Please find the attached the full report and a covering letter from the Executive Principal. A copy of this report has been sent to the parents of pupils currently …

If you wish to attend the May Half Term Boosters please download and complete the form below, all sessions have been listed. The form is also available from Student Services. Please note to download the attachment you need to have Adobe Reader installed. Half Term Boosters

AoM 1 v Sale Grammar 1 (AET) Sale Grammar won 5 – 4 on penalties The Year 7 boys ended their first season as AoM players at Carrington for the League Cup Final against local rival Sale Grammar. The game was simply stunning! Both teams played exceptional football and it was a rollercoaster of a …

Every week members of staff nominate pupils who they feel have excelled or ‘gone the extra mile’. Well done to all pupils who were awarded Stars of the Week.

The Dean Trust is a newly formed Multi Academy Trust comprising of Ashton on Mersey School, Broadoak School and Forest Gate Academy. Committed to securing outcomes for all children, the Trust is led by Ashton in its capacity as a Teaching School. Currently employing over 300 people, the combined budgets for the Trust currently equates …

Five times gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave, a giant of Olympic sport was in school on Tuesday 26th March to launch an initiative designed to encourage more teenagers to become active. The project offers young people the opportunity to try out non-traditional pursuits in community sports clubs. Five community sports clubs will be launched in …

  Interested in becoming a Primary PE Specialist Teacher? Information Evening 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Ashton on Mersey Teaching School Thursday 23rd May 2013 The government recently announced significant new funding for school sport in England, with the aim of improving the participation and skills of primary pupils in PE. As part of this …

As part of the on going fund raising for Christies Hospital the Construction and Technology Faculty hosted a ‘Teacher Masterchef’ competition with a representative from each faculty competing for the acclaimed title. After a fiercely fought competition with ‘Heston Blumenthel style’ experiments from Dr Fox and a unique style of flambee from Mr Kelly-Muldoon which …

Nuclear war has devastated America, except for the valley where Ann Burden has been living alone for over a year – until Loomis, a scientist in a radiation-proof suit, arrives. She hopes they will be companions but his behaviour towards her becomes increasingly threatening as he attacks her and then cuts off her food supply …

The Performing Arts faculty have recently held a BTEC sharing session for Year 10 and Year 11. Both classes were performing their assessment pieces for Devising and Physical Theatre respectively. Year 10 presented dark, abstract work devised from a stimulus of Picasso’s masterpiece, ‘Guernica’. The pieces were particularly dramatic and challenged the traditional boundaries of …

The Year 8 football team’s national quarter final against Walkwood C of E school, Redditch, was a tense and nervy occasion. The team came into the game full of confidence and even after a two hour coach journey the team warmed up and started brightly, in what can only be described as testing conditions as …

Another exciting opportunity for pupils wishing to learn how to Ski / Snowboard. Pupils will attend lessons over 6 weeks on Wednesdays at the Chill Factore 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Transport and equipment is provided, please see Miss Cooper for more details.

Congratulations to Mrs Hennigan, Miss Lawson, Mr Anderson, Mrs Lay and Mr Sowden who completed the Manchester Marathon on 28th April 2013. Slower | Start | Faster To see the full size images, you need to enable javascript in your browser.

Inspire the Olympic and Paralympic stars of the future: an opportunity to train as a specialist primary physical education (PE) teacher On Saturday 16th March 2013 the government announced significant new funding for school sport in England, supported by the Olympic Legacy, with the aim of improving the participation and skills of primary pupils in …

World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books which sees tens of thousands of volunteers gift specially chosen and printed books in order to share their love of reading. World Book Night is celebrated on April 23. In 2013 it is being celebrated in the UK, Ireland and the USA. For the past …

We are very proud of Kaide who cycled 215 miles of the Pennine Trail from Hornsea in East Yorkshire to Southport in Merseyside in his holidays! All the sponsorship money raised will go to The Christie Hospital. Well done!

  Slower | Start | Faster To see the full size images, you need to enable javascript in your browser. Come and join us! Saturday 28th September 2013 9.30am till 12pm

£4,889.80 and still counting. Victoria Craven who is the head of fundraising was interviewed on BBC Radio Manchester last week to promote the events taking place and will be interviewed again on Wednesday at 3.45pm to give an update on how well they have done. A special thank you to everyone involved the Sixth Form …