Academy converter · Tameside

Mossley Hollins High School

11–16Ages
894Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148688URN

Huddersfield Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Tameside median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Tameside

457 applications for 178 places · 5th of 16 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.0of 90

Tameside 43.4 England 46.0

7th of 16 in Tameside

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Tameside median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

457 applications · 178 places offered · 206 named it first

2026 2.6; Tameside median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Tameside median median 2.4; as the previous school
2024 2.6; Tameside median median 2.3; as the previous school
2023 2.7; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2022 3.2; Tameside median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 3.2; Tameside median median 2.4; as the previous school
2020 3.2; Tameside median median 2.6; as the previous school
2019 3.0; Tameside median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Tameside median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.3; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 3.6; Tameside median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 3.5; Tameside median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 3.3; Tameside median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
Tameside median

Dashed bars: as Mossley Hollins High School (URN 106266), 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	178	457	2.6	206	1.16
Sep 2025 *	169	460	2.7	195	1.15
Sep 2024 *	172	441	2.6	170	0.99
Sep 2023 *	176	477	2.7	224	1.27
Sep 2022 *	173	553	3.2	238	1.38
Sep 2021 *	179	573	3.2	251	1.40
Sep 2020 *	175	560	3.2	254	1.45
Sep 2019 *	181	542	3.0	258	1.43
Sep 2018 *	179	476	2.7	193	1.08
Sep 2017 *	155	508	3.3	225	1.45
Sep 2016 *	156	561	3.6	204	1.31
Sep 2015 *	157	546	3.5	226	1.44
Sep 2014 *	154	515	3.3	207	1.34

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

179 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.07th of 16 in Tameside

Tameside 43.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%8th of 16 in Tameside

Tameside 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths74%

Tameside 68% England 66%

This school
Tameside median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.03

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	179	47.0	50%	74%	–
2024/25 *	170	47.4	47%	72%	–
2023/24 *	175	49.9	53%	78%	−0.03
2022/23 *	175	48.8	51%	70%	−0.24

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

Mossley Hollins High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
St Damian's RC Science College
3.4 km · Tameside

Remains Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
Dixons Pennine Academy
3.7 km · Tameside

Good2024

2.4applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Saddleworth School
3.9 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Dixons Ashton Academy
4.0 km · Tameside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
4.0 km · Oldham

Good2023

1.2applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Strinesdale
4.4 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 37.9Attainment 8
West Hill School
4.5 km · Tameside

2026

2.6applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
The Hathershaw College
5.6 km · Oldham

2026

2.0applications per place 35.2Attainment 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: 148688 · 357/4018
Trust: Tame River Educational Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 894 on roll
Free school meals: 17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2025
Replaced: Mossley Hollins High School (URN 106266)
Address: Huddersfield Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP
Local authority: Tameside

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