Ashton East

Summary

Ashton East (E02001235) is part of Tameside local authority (view on map). Ashton East has an approximate population of 7,200 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Ashton East neighbours Carrbrook & Micklehurst, Hurst Cross, Smallshaw, Stalybridge North, Ashton Central, Stalybridge South, Dukinfield East & Hough Hill, and Dukinfield West.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Ashton East is the 10th least deprived area in Tameside (out of 30) with 37% of children living in low-income families, compared to 45% across Tameside and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Ashton East, 32% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 37% in Tameside and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Ashton East % in Tameside % in England
Eligible for free school meals 32% 37% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 68% 63% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Ashton East, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 23% in Tameside, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Ashton East % in Tameside % in England
No special educational needs 81% 77% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 7% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Ashton East, 41% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 28% in Tameside, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Ashton East % in Tameside % in England
White 58% 72% 67%
Asian 29% 14% 14%
Black 3% 5% 7%
Mixed 8% 6% 7%
Other 1% 2% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Ashton East with English as an additional language is 28%, compared with 16% in Tameside, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Ashton East % in Tameside % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 28% 16% 22%
Known or believed to be English 72% 84% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Ashton East has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Ashton East
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Ashton East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Ashton East has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Ashton East
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 5
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Ashton East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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