# Ashton Community Science College

Ashton Community Science College is a secondary school in Preston, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 837 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E119707. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 837
- Council: Preston
- URN: 119707

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 17 May 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Ashton Community Science College was 47.6, against 49.9 in Preston and 46.2 in England.
48% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Preston | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 47.6 | 49.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 53% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66.5% | 71.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 179 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ashton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-primary-school-e119238): 470 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Royal Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-cross-primary-school-e133688): 620 m. Special. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [New Focus Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-focus-education-e151120): 740 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Lea Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lea-community-primary-school-e119155): 770 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-on-ribble-st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-e119602): 840 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ingol Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ingol-community-primary-school-e119239): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119707)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119707)

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