OFSTED
14 December 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership & management
Inadequate
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
13 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Tameside
Trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,107
1,107 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
650
58.7% of pupils
Male pupils
457
41.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.6 pts
above England
School
38.4%
Tameside Council
36.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.8 pts
below England
School
8.5%
Tameside Council
16.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Tameside Council
0.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.6%
793
African
7.3%
81
Pakistani
3.7%
41
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
31
Any other White background
2.2%
24
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
24
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
19.8%
219 of
1,107 pupils
1.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.9 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
15.80%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
9.59 pts
higher than
England
School
15.80%
Tameside Council
5.95%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
41.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.04 pts
higher than
England
School
41.86%
Tameside Council
15.03%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
11.42%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
9.61 pts
higher than
England
School
11.42%
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
72.4%
20.0 pts
below England
Denton Community Academy
72.4%
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.