Tameside
Rayner Stephens High School
GCSE results 2026: every Tameside school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 35.1 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 35.1
- Attainment 8
- 23%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.03
- Progress 8
- [-1.29, -0.77]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 161 | 131 | 130 (99%) | 320 |
| September 2025 | 155 | 105 | 105 (100%) | 262 |
| September 2024 | 152 | 75 | 75 (100%) | 232 |
| September 2023 | 114 | 66 | 66 (100%) | 202 |
| September 2022 | 65 | 23 | 23 (100%) | 124 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Tameside’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 112 | 35.1 | — | 23.2% | 1.8% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 142 | 35.6 | — | 29.6% | — | 15.5% | 3.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 124 | 34.1 | -1.03 | 25.0% | — | 12.9% | 2.8 |
| 2022/2023 | 108 | 34.0 | -0.86 | 29.6% | — | 31.5% | 2.9 |
| 2021/2022 | 127 | 34.0 | -1.06 | — | — | 13.0% | 2.9 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Tameside for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 148430 |
| Local authority | Tameside |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Martin Davies |
| Trust | STAMFORD PARK TRUST |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | SK16 5BL |
| Pupils | 628 |
| FSM eligible | 43.8% |
Contact and identifiers
Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5BL
https://www.raynerstephens.org.uk/1613382374| DfE number | 4007 |
| UKPRN | 10087690 |
| Opened | 1 Jan 2021 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 8 Nov 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 26 Sept 2023 |
| Publication date | 8 Nov 2023 |