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Ashlea House School is a private secondary-stage school in Manchester, Greater Manchester, with a published age range of 11-18.

Ashlea House School
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Ashlea House School is a deliberately small setting for boys aged 11 to 18, with 13 pupils against a capacity of 15. Education takes place in a purpose-built building within the grounds of Ashlea House, alongside a wider care, therapeutic-support and residential setting. Its scale is central to the provision: individual education is woven into personal support.
Educational, personal, emotional, spiritual and cultural development sit together in the curriculum. The aims centre on preparing young male adults for safe and healthy adult life, differentiated learning and individual progress. No current subject or qualification list is confirmed here, so the academic offer is best understood through that personalised framework rather than assumed GCSE or sixth-form choices.
Practical learning has a clear place. Pupils can take part in the Tameside Greenspace volunteer programme, use a local health and fitness gym, and access boxing and circuit training. Each young person has an individual careers programme with work experience and employability workshops, while links with local colleges support transition into further education. These details give the school a distinctive emphasis on everyday capability and the steps beyond school.
A 2026 admissions policy appears among the statutory documents, but no general timetable, fees or mainstream entry criteria are set out here. The September 2023 outcome was Good, with the independent-school standards met and safeguarding effective. Current places, assessment and the support attached to a particular placement need direct confirmation from the school and proprietor.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Tameside and England.
GIAS confirms the school type and age range; fees, scholarships, bursaries and entrance assessments should be checked on the school's own website.
Independent schools do not use the local-authority grammar-school catchment model; check the school site for boarding, transport and eligibility rules.
Use the official admissions policy for the current priority order and eligibility rules.
Entrance assessment details are not part of the GIAS open data extract.
Apply direct to the school
Independent-school admissions are handled by the school rather than the local authority CAF.
Check school admissionsLatest inspection: 19 September 2023
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FAQ
Ashlea House School handles applications directly. Check the school website for registration dates, entrance assessments, interviews, fees, scholarships and bursaries.
1. Apply direct to the school: Independent-school admissions are handled by the school rather than the local authority CAF.
Use the school admissions page to confirm registration, assessment, interview and offer dates.
Ashlea House School is currently rated All standards Met following the latest published inspection dated 19 September 2023.