- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results well above the Tameside average, low absence.
192 first choices, 159 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1656.0
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 829
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
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- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Tameside average, low absence.
270 first choices, 198 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1651.1
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,153
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
Results well above the Tameside average.
156 first choices, 196 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.5
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.1%Tameside 9.5%
- Pupils
- 986
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results above the Tameside average, low absence.
195 first choices, 149 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.1
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 797
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
Results above the Tameside average, low absence.
189 first choices, 201 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.4
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,077
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Tameside average, low absence.
206 first choices, 178 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.0
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 894
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Tameside average.
199 first choices, 181 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.7
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.4%Tameside 9.5%
- Pupils
- 926
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
- Boys
Results close to the Tameside average, low absence.
201 first choices, 161 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.2
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 852
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
Results below the Tameside average.
161 first choices, 177 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.1
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.0%Tameside 9.5%
- Pupils
- 795
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
Results close to the Tameside average, high absence.
221 first choices, 172 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.4
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 912
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Ofsted:Inadequate
Results close to the Tameside average, high absence.
92 first choices, 142 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1646.1
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,107
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 2 areas
- Catholic
Results well below the Tameside average.
126 first choices, 146 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1636.5
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.1%Tameside 9.5%
- Pupils
- 810
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Good
Results below the Tameside average.
74 first choices, 109 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1638.0
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.4%Tameside 9.5%
- Pupils
- 592
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
Results below the Tameside average, high absence.
187 first choices, 194 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1639.8
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,134
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
Results below the Tameside average, high absence.
196 first choices, 258 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1637.7
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,326
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
Results well below the Tameside average, high absence.
131 first choices, 161 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1635.1
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 635
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Cromwell High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 11.5%
- Pupils
- 156
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.6
Samuel Laycock School
Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 8RF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 17
- Ofsted:Good or better
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 10.1%
- Pupils
- 252
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.0
Ashlea House School
Manchester, M34 6ET · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –Tameside 9.5%
- Pupils
- 13
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Brambles School
Mottram, SK14 6NT · Independent · All-through · Ages 6 to 14
- Ofsted:Good
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 4
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Tameside Alternative Provision Academy
Dukinfield, SK16 4UJ · Academy · All-through · Ages 5 to 16
- Ofsted:Good
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 183
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.9
The Limes School
Preston, OL7 9DU · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 4
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Trinity School
Stalybridge, SK15 1SH · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 16
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Has a nursery
Independent school. Results well above the Tameside average.
Attainment 8 at 1651.2
Tameside 43.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- –Tameside 9.5%
- Pupils
- 90
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Peak Forest
Hyde, SK14 3QF · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 25
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Secondary schools30including 10 special
- Attainment 8 at 1643.7England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding73%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools4 of 303 Catholic
- With a nursery class1take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals38.0%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Tameside's secondary schools spread out
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Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Tameside
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 19 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 11
- Good: 6 of 11
- Requires improvement: 2 of 11
- Inadequate: 1 of 11
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Tameside
Some are faith schools.
4 of the 30 secondary schools in Tameside have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Tameside, explained
There are 30 secondary schools in Tameside, teaching 15,727 children. 3 are run by the council and 17 are academies or free schools. Among them are 10 special and 10 independent schools.
73% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Tameside scored an average Attainment 8 of 43.7 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
38.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,966 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 25.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Dukinfield5 secondary schools
- Ashton-under-Lyne4 secondary schools
- Droylsden4 secondary schools
- Hyde4 secondary schools
- Stalybridge4 secondary schools
- Denton3 secondary schools
- Mossley2 secondary schools
- Audenshaw1 school
- Hattersley1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Tameside?
There are 30 secondary schools in Tameside, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Tameside?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Tameside on Eduscope are St Damian's RC Science College, Laurus Ryecroft and Fairfield High School for Girls. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Tameside?
Tameside has 2 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 6 are rated Good, meaning 73% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Tameside ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Tameside secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Tameside is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Tameside?
When choosing a secondary school in Tameside, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 30 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.