OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Tameside
Trust
DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,326
1,326 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
751
56.6% of pupils
Male pupils
575
43.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
27.2 pts
above England
School
52.0%
Tameside Council
36.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.2 pts
above England
School
24.5%
Tameside Council
16.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Tameside Council
0.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
54.5%
723
Pakistani
20.2%
268
African
4.8%
63
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
58
Bangladeshi
2.9%
38
Indian
2.6%
35
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.8%
368 of
1,326 pupils
6.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.1
1.1 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.56 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.66 pts
higher than
England
School
10.87%
Tameside Council
5.95%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.81%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.99 pts
higher than
England
School
26.81%
Tameside Council
15.03%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.91%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.10 pts
higher than
England
School
5.91%
Tameside Council
1.80%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.2%
5.9 pts
above England
Dixons Ashton Academy
98.2%
Tameside Council
93.4%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.