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West Hill School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Thompson Cross, Stamford Street, Stalybridge SK15 1LX · westhillschool.co.uk · 0161 338 2193
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Tameside 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 852
- 2 over 850 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- West Hill School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 201 families put the school first and 161 places were offered; 76% 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 | 161 | 201 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 157 | 203 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 165 | 198 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 171 | 183 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 166 | 149 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.5, and 38.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.47 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 50.6 | +4.6 |
| Further education | 37.5 | +0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | +1.3 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.1 | −4.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected West Hill School on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 21 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (121 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 121
- 14% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (21%) with SEND