Academy converter · Tameside

Longdendale High School

11–16Ages
795Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148431URN

Spring Street, Hyde, SK14 8LW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Tameside median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Tameside

402 applications for 177 places · 10th of 16 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.1of 90

Tameside 43.4 England 46.0

11th of 16 in Tameside

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

close to Tameside median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

402 applications · 177 places offered · 161 named it first

2026 2.3; Tameside median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Tameside median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Tameside median median 2.3
2023 2.1; Tameside median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Tameside median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Tameside median median 2.4
2020 2.3; Tameside median median 2.6; as the previous school
2019 2.9; Tameside median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.8; Tameside median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Tameside median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Tameside median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Tameside median median 2.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Tameside median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Tameside median

Dashed bars: as Longdendale High School (URN 144579), Longdendale High School (URN 106267), the previous school.

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	177	402	2.3	161	0.91
Sep 2025	172	321	1.9	132	0.77
Sep 2024	172	340	2.0	141	0.82
Sep 2023	140	295	2.1	101	0.72
Sep 2022	168	316	1.9	112	0.67
Sep 2021	154	321	2.1	117	0.76
Sep 2020 *	166	377	2.3	103	0.62
Sep 2019 *	158	464	2.9	139	0.88
Sep 2018 *	180	507	2.8	166	0.92
Sep 2017 *	180	423	2.4	139	0.77
Sep 2016 *	178	378	2.1	153	0.86
Sep 2015 *	165	355	2.2	123	0.75
Sep 2014 *	130	343	2.6	93	0.72

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

153 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.111th of 16 in Tameside

Tameside 43.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%10th of 16 in Tameside

Tameside 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Tameside 68% England 66%

This school
Tameside median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.53

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	153	40.1	37%	52%	–
2024/25	140	41.1	32%	54%	–
2023/24	166	42.5	37%	59%	−0.53
2022/23	163	41.0	32%	63%	−0.59

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

Longdendale High SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
2.0 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
Dixons Pennine Academy
3.7 km · Tameside

Good2024

2.4applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
3.7 km · Derbyshire

2026

2.3applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Alder Community High School
4.8 km · Tameside

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Rayner Stephens High School
4.9 km · Tameside

2026

2.0applications per place 35.1Attainment 8
West Hill School
5.1 km · Tameside

2026

2.6applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
All Saints Catholic College
5.2 km · Tameside

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 36.5Attainment 8
Hyde High School
5.6 km · Tameside

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place 39.8Attainment 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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148431 · 357/4009
Trust: Stamford Park Trust
Capacity: 900 pupils · 795 on roll
Free school meals: 34.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2021
Replaced: Longdendale High School (URN 144579); Longdendale High School (URN 106267)
Address: Spring Street, Hyde, SK14 8LW
Local authority: Tameside

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources