OFSTED
25 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 converter
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
795
795 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
474
59.6% of pupils
Male pupils
321
40.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.0 pts
above England
School
34.8%
Tameside Council
36.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.0 pts
below England
School
3.3%
Tameside Council
16.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Tameside Council
0.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.3%
710
African
1.8%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
14
Any other White background
1.3%
10
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
10
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
8
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
15.2%
121 of
795 pupils
5.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 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
41.1
1.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.53 · 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
10.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.83 pts
higher than
England
School
10.05%
Tameside Council
5.95%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.62 pts
higher than
England
School
27.44%
Tameside Council
15.03%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.29 pts
higher than
England
School
6.10%
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
88.3%
4.0 pts
below England
Longdendale High School
88.3%
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.