Ashton Sixth Form College

Ashton Sixth Form College (commonly referred to as ASFC) is a sixth form college in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. Founded in 1928 as Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School, the college is selective with an offer rate of 28% (2021).^[2]

Ashton Sixth Form College
Location
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England
Information
Type	Sixth Form College
Motto	Disce est crescere (To learn is to grow)
Established	1928
Department for Education URN	146816 Tables
Headmaster	Lisa Richards[1]
Enrolment	2000
Colour(s)	Blue
Website	www.asfc.ac.uk

Academic performance

Ashton Sixth Form College was rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted 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 the Department for Education, and 52nd in the U.K. by The 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]

Notable alumni

• Gerard Kearns, actor^{[citation needed]}
• Isabelle Smith, actress^[9]
• Melanie Sykes, model and television presenter^{[citation needed]}

Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School

See also: Category: People educated at Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School

• Peter Buckley, professor of International Business at the University of Manchester^{[citation needed]}
• Ronald Fraser, actor^{[citation needed]}
• Eldon Griffiths, Conservative MP^[10]
• John Savident, actor^[11]