Tameside
Samuel Laycock School
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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.
Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.59
- Progress 8
- [-2.03, -1.15]
- Confidence interval
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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) | 47 | 1.1 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 41 | 0.8 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 46 | 0.6 | -1.59 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 37 | 0.6 | -1.59 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 148936 |
| Local authority | Tameside |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Academy special sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-17 |
| Headteacher | Donna West |
| Trust | NEW BRIDGE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | OL6 8RF |
| Pupils | 239 |
| FSM eligible | 55.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Broadoak Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8RF
www.samuellaycockschool.org1613441992| DfE number | 7000 |
| UKPRN | 10089918 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2022 |
| GIAS updated | 23 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 10 Nov 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Publication date | 10 Nov 2024 |