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St Damian's RC Science College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Lees Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 8BH · stdamians.co.uk · 0161 330 5974
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Tameside 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 829
- 4 over 825 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
- First language not English
- 21.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 192 families put the school first and 159 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 159 | 192 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 157 | 208 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 161 | 221 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 160 | 240 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 163 | 209 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.1, and 60.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tameside it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲60.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲86.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲72.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.12 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5 | +2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 53.8 | −1.8 |
| Further education | 29.4 | +7.8 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −7.4 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Damian's RC Science College was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (95 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 95
- 11% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (21%) with SEND