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Thank you for your interest in the Great Academy Ashton. Our aim is to include the very best of traditional education alongside the innovation and change needed to prepare our young people for successful careers and global citizenship.

With the academy providing first-class facilities, alongside teaching and support of the highest standard, will give our young people the chance to achieve more than they thought possible. Each day I plan to encourage them to develop personal qualities – of self-discipline, care, respect and hard work. In return, they will enjoy the challenge of realising their potential.

The Academy is different. My favourite proverb is from Africa – it takes a whole village to raise a child – and this theme of partnership characterises and the educational experience we offer. As a parent myself, I know selecting the right school for your children is an important and often difficult decision.  Look through our prospectus and student handbook; talk to us about your hopes for your child. You’ll find we have so much in common.

If you would like a copy of our prospectus then please contact us.

Mrs J Langley – Principal, Great Academy Ashton

Great Academies Education Trust was established in 2012 taking responsibility for its academies from the previous sponsor, New Charter. We believe that children and young people deserve outstanding schools to help raise and fulfil their ambitions.

GAET manages GAA and three other academies through the education trust. This includes two secondary academies (Copley Academy in Stalybridge and Middleton Technology School In Rochdale) and one primary (Silver Springs Academy in Stalybridge).

To find out more about our sponsor click Great Academies Education Trust

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To find out more about academies and its funding click here :

GAA - SFA
GAA Funding Agreement
Great Academies Education Trust signed RSM - 31 Aug 19 accs

Great Academy Ashton recognises the contribution an effective Governing Body makes to the overall success of the Academy and believes it is important to have an effective recruitment policy in place to ensure those appointed possess the right skills, experience and attributes to successfully drive the Academy forward.

The purpose of the Governing Body is to help the school provide the best possible education for its pupils.

They do this by:

• Setting the schools values, vision and strategic aims, agreeing plans and policies, and making creative use of resources
• Monitoring and evaluating performance, acting as a critical friend to the Principal to support and challenge them in managing the school
• Ensuring that the school is accountable to the pupil and parents is served, to its local community, to those who fund and maintain it, as well as to the staff it employs

The following are members of Great Academies Education Trust Governance

* member of the Finance & Audit Committee

18 - 19 Attendance

2016 07 12 Articles of Association

Apr 20 GAET - Board & Ctte Structure

Certificate and Memorandum of Association

Directors and Governors Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests - 2019.20 Trust & GAA

Chair of Governors
Deborah Ball,
Great Academies Education Trust,
Cavendish 249, Cavendish Street,
Ashton-under-Lyne,
OL6 7AT