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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 June 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 December 2012Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry457 applications · 149 places offered · 195 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.1; Tameside median median 2.4
- 2025 2.8; Tameside median median 2.4
- 2024 3.1; Tameside median median 2.3
- 2023 2.8; Tameside median median 2.2
- 2022 2.8; Tameside median median 2.1
- 2021 2.9; Tameside median median 2.4
- 2020 3.0; Tameside median median 2.6
- 2019 3.2; Tameside median median 2.6
- 2018 3.5; Tameside median median 2.5
- 2017 3.3; Tameside median median 2.2
- 2016 3.5; Tameside median median 2.6
- 2015 3.5; Tameside median median 2.6
- 2014 3.5; Tameside median median 2.6
- This school
- Tameside median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 149 | 457 | 3.1 | 195 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2025 | 153 | 423 | 2.8 | 170 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2024 | 151 | 471 | 3.1 | 207 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2023 | 156 | 437 | 2.8 | 172 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2022 | 152 | 419 | 2.8 | 206 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2021 | 153 | 447 | 2.9 | 183 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2020 | 146 | 444 | 3.0 | 161 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2019 | 149 | 469 | 3.2 | 212 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2018 | 149 | 518 | 3.5 | 218 | 1.46 |
| Sep 2017 | 153 | 500 | 3.3 | 193 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2016 | 152 | 528 | 3.5 | 220 | 1.45 |
| Sep 2015 | 149 | 527 | 3.5 | 216 | 1.45 |
| Sep 2014 | 146 | 505 | 3.5 | 176 | 1.21 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 157 | 48.1 | 51% | 75% | – |
| 2024/25 | 150 | 44.0 | 42% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 151 | 49.7 | 58% | 78% | +0.43 |
| 2022/23 | 152 | 49.3 | 53% | 76% | +0.28 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Thomas More RC CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20223.1applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · TamesideSpecial measures Inadequate20221.7applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · TamesideGood20232.0applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · TamesideRequires improvement20232.0applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · StockportSpecial measures 20261.3applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · Manchester20262.5applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · TamesideGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 36.5Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · Tameside20262.0applications per place 35.1Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · TamesideRequires improvement20242.4applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 106271 · 357/4603
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 780 pupils · 797 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 January 1900
- Address
- Town Lane, Denton, Manchester, M34 6AF
- Local authority
- Tameside
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources