Schools in OL7
Primary and secondary schools serving OL7, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 26,782 (2024)
Schools in OL7
12 schools in OL7: 7 primary, 2 secondary and 3 other, including 2 independent. 89% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 11 that publish a capacity are 98% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent8.3%
- Good58.3%
- Needs improvement8.3%
- Not rated25%
The largest schools here
- Dixons Ashton AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,326 pupils · 98% fullNeeds improvement1.4 miles · June 2019
- St Damian's RC Science CollegeSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 829 pupils · 100% fullExcellent1.8 miles · June 2023
- Ashton West End Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 432 pupils · 98% fullGood0.5 miles · July 2023
- Canon Burrows CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 431 pupils · 103% fullGood0.7 miles · September 2023
- Waterloo Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 293 pupils · 65% fullGood0.6 miles · April 2026
- Samuel Laycock SchoolOther · ages 11–17 · 252 pupils · 140% fullNot rated1.4 miles
- St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 249 pupils · 104% fullGood1.5 miles · December 2023
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 233 pupilsGood0.2 miles · February 2023
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 227 pupils · 108% fullGood0.4 miles · May 2023
- St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 209 pupils · 100% fullGood1 mile · June 2022
- Safe Start SchoolOther · ages 11–19 · Independent · 27 pupils · 71% fullNot rated0.4 miles
- The Limes SchoolOther · ages 11–18 · Independent · Boys · 4 pupils · 22% fullNot rated0.4 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.