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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 September 2017Graded 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 entry490 applications · 181 places offered · 199 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 2.7; Tameside median median 2.4
- 2025 3.4; Tameside median median 2.4
- 2024 3.7; Tameside median median 2.3
- 2023 3.2; Tameside median median 2.2
- 2022 3.1; Tameside median median 2.1
- 2021 3.1; Tameside median median 2.4
- 2020 3.2; Tameside median median 2.6
- 2019 3.0; Tameside median median 2.6
- 2018 2.6; Tameside median median 2.5
- 2017 2.1; Tameside median median 2.2
- 2016 2.9; Tameside median median 2.6
- 2015 2.6; Tameside median median 2.6
- 2014 2.7; 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 | 181 | 490 | 2.7 | 199 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2025 | 172 | 582 | 3.4 | 193 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2024 | 166 | 619 | 3.7 | 266 | 1.60 |
| Sep 2023 | 190 | 608 | 3.2 | 260 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2022 | 177 | 544 | 3.1 | 191 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2021 | 190 | 592 | 3.1 | 217 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2020 | 179 | 564 | 3.2 | 220 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2019 | 175 | 528 | 3.0 | 187 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2018 | 180 | 473 | 2.6 | 170 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 167 | 344 | 2.1 | 98 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2016 | 131 | 375 | 2.9 | 102 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2015 | 123 | 322 | 2.6 | 101 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2014 | 130 | 356 | 2.7 | 107 | 0.82 |
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.) | 193 | 47.7 | 50% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 171 | 47.7 | 49% | 70% | – |
| 2023/24 | 179 | 46.9 | 47% | 64% | +0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 176 | 48.4 | 53% | 68% | +0.37 |
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
- Droylsden AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.7applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · TamesideGood20222.0applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Manchester20262.5applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · TamesideOutstanding20233.4applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · ManchesterGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · OldhamGood20241.5applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · ManchesterOutstanding20244.6applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · TamesideGood20232.0applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · Manchester20264.1applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135864 · 357/6906
- Trust
- Tame River Educational Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 930 pupils · 926 on roll
- Free school meals
- 39.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2009
- Address
- Manor Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6QD
- Local authority
- Tameside
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources