Tameside College is 5.4 miles from Padfield

No college sits inside the town; Tameside College is 5.4 miles away in Ashton-under-Lyne. 3 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students, against 8 across England.

Within 15 miles

student numbers to come (HESA)

Nearest college

5.4 mi

Tameside College

Full-time students

Below England (8%) · residents 16+

Nearest further education college

5.4 mi

Tameside College

Nearest university

11.3 mi

University of Manchester

Tuition fee

£9,790

a year at most, England, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Padfield

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Few students: 3% of residents 16+Against 8% across England (Census 2021).A further education college 5.4 miles awayTameside College’s campus is in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Padfield

13 within 15 miles: 5 universities, 8 further education colleges.

UniversityFurther education college

Tameside CollegeFurther education college · 5.4 mi · Ashton-under-Lyne—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

The Oldham CollegeFurther education college · 8.7 mi · Oldham—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Xaverian CollegeFurther education college · 10.9 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of ManchesterUniversity · 11.3 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Royal Northern College of MusicUniversity · 11.5 mi · Manchester696students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Manchester Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · 11.6 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

The Manchester CollegeFurther education college · 11.9 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Hopwood Hall CollegeFurther education college · 12 mi · Hopwood Hall College—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Loreto CollegeFurther education college · 12.2 mi · Manchester—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of SalfordUniversity · 13 mi · Salford—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

Huddersfield New CollegeFurther education college · 14.1 mi · Huddersfield—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

University of HuddersfieldUniversity · 14.5 mi · Huddersfield—students: HESA figures to comeStudents: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution until HESA’s are loaded.

And 1 smaller schools with 0 students in all.

What it costs

What would you pay?

Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.

Questions about college near Padfield

Is Padfield a university town?

No. 3 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.

What colleges are near Padfield?

Tameside College (5.4 mi); The Oldham College (8.7 mi); Xaverian College (10.9 mi); University of Manchester (11.3 mi); Royal Northern College of Music (11.5 mi, 696 students); Manchester Metropolitan University (11.6 mi).

Where can you study after 16 near Padfield?

Tameside College, 5.4 miles away in Ashton-under-Lyne, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.

What does university cost here?

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Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Padfield. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

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