Our Academies


Copley Academy
Copley is an 11-16 academy that serves the community of Copley and the surrounding areas of Stalybridge and Tameside.

Great Academy Ashton
Great Academy Ashton is a large 11 – 16 school that serves the communities in and around Ashton-under-Lyne and the surrounding areas of Tameside, Oldham and Manchester.

Middleton Technology School
Middleton is a secondary school within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Their motto is ‘in pursuit of excellence’, which matches a desire for every student to achieve their very best.

Silver Springs Primary Academy
Silver Springs Primary Academy is a school Stalybridge that opens doors for children. From the very beginning in the Foundation Stage, right through until children leave for high school.
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We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented educator to lead the school improvement work at Great Academy Ashton. If you are interested in our new Principal vacancy, please apply! #principal #gaet #gaa #vacancy #schoolleadership

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Vacancies at Great Academies The Trust is keen to grow its own strong workforce and provide opportunity and career…
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We’re all set up for today’s jobs fair at Dukinfield town Hall, 10am-1pm. We have vacancies at Copley Academy, Great Academy Ashton and we are promoting our amazing teacher training programme #wearehiring @getintoteaching @PioneersITT @GAAshton_news @copleyacademy https://t.co/bcRUWKuG1B
It’s great to have opportunities like this, getting students thinking about carrying on their education after secondary school #lookingback #memories

Year 9 in Sheffield today visiting their universities learning more about higher education @sheffielduni thanks for having us! https://t.co/S3M35kWnel
Our schools have a great community spirit and take pride in raising money for important charities such as the Teenage Cancer Trust. Well done to everyone who was involved with this! #lookingback #memories #teenagecancertrust

A huge thank you to our school community who raised £2736.55 for the Teenage Cancer Trust this year.
What an incredible collective effort from our school – well done and thank you everyone who contributed 😊 https://t.co/DOFQuelSP1
Could one or more of these inspirational students be representing Great Britain in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles? Watch this space! #lookingback #memories #Olympics

Absolutely awesome students. Year 10 sports leaders leading sessions with Year 5 pupils from Hurst Knoll primary school. They were incredibly mature and inspirational. #bornleaders #fabulousstudents https://t.co/KDMdwCn8JM
The best memories are where we have seen former students chasing their dreams and achieving amazing things. What a fantastic achievement this is for Leanne Cullen-Unsworth who has gone on to playing an important role in protecting the planet! #lookingback #memories

The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2023, and we are so proud to announce, that Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, a former student of our school, is one of the 100. https://t.co/4GsYTmSNdB
We are thrilled that our former Copley Academy pupil, Anthony Harding, has won a bronze medal at the Olympics with his teammate Jack Laugher. We couldn’t be prouder, well done Anthony! @copleyacademy #Paris2024Olympics #Paris2024
Tameside is on the Olympic medal table after Ashton-under-Lyne’s Anthony Harding dived his way to a brilliant bronze.
The 24-year-old, along with Jack Laugher, came third in the men’s synchronised three metre springboard competition.
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One of our favourite memories from this year was Steve Banham, our very talented chef at Silver Springs Primary, winning the ‘Rising Star’ award in Jamie Oliver’s ‘The Good School Food Awards’ #lookingback #memories #jamieoliver #GoodSchoolFoodAwards

Silver Springs Primary Academy, Stalybridge – Jamie Oliver’s Good School Food Awards
Chef Mr Banham is a culinary hero at Silver Springs, with the children raving about his delicious seasonal meals …
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So many awards have been won across our schools this academic year, due to the hard work and dedication of our teams, however achieving 100% was truly incredible! #lookingback #memories

This is what an incredible team looks like!
Today our kitchen had its annual audit, and as you can see from the report, the staff achieved a perfect 100% score. You can see the summary on the photos, but this summarises it perfectly: https://t.co/mYGMClVBVB

























