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Hyde High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Old Road, Hyde SK14 4SP · hydehighschool.uk · 0161 366 7533
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41
- average Attainment 8 score. Tameside 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,134
- 96% of 1,185 places
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 14.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 187 families put the school first and 194 places were offered; 97% 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 | 194 | 187 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 191 | 190 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 194 | 203 | 1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 229 | 240 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 233 | 225 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41, and 31.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tameside it was 43.5, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade D (20.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41 | 46 | ||
| ▼31.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.47 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106268)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.4 | −1.5 |
| Sixth form college | 32.5 | −11.2 |
| Further education | 54.7 | +13.4 |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.4 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −1.7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 106268)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 26 | D (20.5) | -0.02 |
| All academic | 26 | D+ (21.8) | +0.05 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 106268)
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 57 |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 29 |
| Employment | 7 |
| Activity not captured | 7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 106268)
Ofsted
Hyde High School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 4 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106268)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106268), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106268)
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106268)
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106268)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 40
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (28%) with SEND