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Mossley Hollins High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Huddersfield Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne OL5 9DP · mossleyhollins.com · 01457 832491
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Tameside 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 894
- 99% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 206 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 83% 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 | 178 | 206 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 169 | 195 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 170 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 224 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 173 | 238 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.4, and 47.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ●47.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.39 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106266)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.7 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 49.7 | −6.3 |
| Further education | 33.7 | +3.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | +4.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.6 | +3.4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 106266)
Ofsted
Mossley Hollins High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106266)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106266), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106266)
Jan 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106266)