OFSTED
21 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
26 September 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
8 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Tameside
Trust
STAMFORD PARK TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
635
635 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
358
56.4% of pupils
Male pupils
277
43.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.4 pts
above England
School
47.2%
Tameside Council
36.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.3 pts
below England
School
18.0%
Tameside Council
16.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.2 pts
above England
School
2.2%
Tameside Council
0.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.3%
453
Pakistani
6.3%
40
African
5.0%
32
Any other White background
3.3%
21
Any other Asian background
2.7%
17
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
16
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
23.6%
150 of
635 pupils
2.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 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
35.6
3.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.03 · 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
13.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.87 pts
higher than
England
School
13.09%
Tameside Council
5.95%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
36.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
20.68 pts
higher than
England
School
36.49%
Tameside Council
15.03%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.63%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.82 pts
higher than
England
School
9.63%
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
76.4%
15.9 pts
below England
Rayner Stephens High School
76.4%
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.