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Schools in Tameside

Search and compare schools in Tameside with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Schools indexed
108
in Tameside
Average Attainment 8
44.2
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
-0.17
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
57%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
67%
of 51 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Tameside

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Tameside secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Tameside schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1St Damian's RC Science College
Voluntary aided school
55.1+0.2484%
2Fairfield High School for Girls
Academy converter · Good
52.6+0.5572%
3Trinity School
Other independent school
52.4—64%
4Laurus Ryecroft
Free schools · Outstanding
51.6+0.7371%
5Droylsden Academy
Academy sponsor led
47.7+0.1467%
6Alder Community High School
Community school · Requires improvement
46.6-0.2867%
7Audenshaw School
Academy converter · Good
45.5-0.0662%
8St Thomas More RC College
Voluntary aided school
43.7+0.4359%
9West Hill School
Academy converter
43.5-0.3154%
10Longdendale High School
Academy converter · Not judged
41.1-0.5349%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Tameside

St Damian's RC Science College
SecondaryAttainment 8 55.1Progress 8 +0.24
Fairfield High School for Girls
SecondaryAttainment 8 52.6Progress 8 +0.55
Laurus Ryecroft
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.6Progress 8 +0.73
Droylsden Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 47.7Progress 8 +0.14
Alder Community High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 46.6Progress 8 -0.28

Catchment distances and university destinations in Tameside

We hold the last distance offered for 13 Tameside schools, 2023–2026, from the council’s allocation figures. See Tameside school catchment distances

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. Ashton Sixth Form College0.4% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. Ashton Sixth Form College14.5% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

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