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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Mossley Hollins High School

Secondary Academy converter URN 148688
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 900 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 22 May 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Tameside
Trust TAME RIVER EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 894 894 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 451 50.4% of pupils
Male pupils 443 49.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.2%
7.6 pts below England
School 17.2%
Tameside Council 36.1%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.9%
18.4 pts below England
School 1.9%
Tameside Council 16.1%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Tameside Council 0.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.4%
790
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
23
Any other White background
2.0%
18
Unclassified
1.3%
12
African
1.0%
9
Any other ethnic group
0.9%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.8% 204 of 894 pupils
2.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.8%
Tameside Council 24.3%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.5% 165 pupils
England 14.8% 3.7 pts above
EHC plans 4.4% 39 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 70
Social, emotional & mental health 51
Speech, language & communication 45
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Multi-sensory impairment 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 7

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.3% 7.0 pts above England
Mossley Hollins High School
99.3%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information