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Audenshaw School

Academy converter · Manchester · M34 5NB

Ages 11–16 · 1,077 pupils · Tameside

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

44.6

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-03-13

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.06
−20+2
Attainment 844.6
English & maths grade 5+45%
English & maths grade 4+68%
EBacc entry9%

EBacc APS: 3.6

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.6%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
1,151

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

190

Places offered

212

1st-preference offers

182

Total preferences (any rank)
416
Preferred offers (top 3)
212
Applications from outside LA
13
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

1,077 pupils · 1,140 places

Pupils on roll
1,077
Boys / girls
1,077 / 0
School capacity
1,140
Capacity fill
1,077 / 1,140 (94%)
Free school meals
32.3%
FSM pupils
348
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Boys
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: AUDENSHAW SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
AUDENSHAW SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Principal Holly Eckhardt

Location

Address
Hazel Street, Audenshaw
Postcode
M34 5NB
Town
Manchester
County
Greater Manchester
Local authority
Tameside
District
Tameside
Constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Manchester, Tameside, 1,077 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 32.3%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Secondary schools in Manchester
61
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M34
18
Secondary in M34
3
Open schools in Tameside LA
110
Secondary in Tameside LA
16

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • EM5+58%
    • Absence6.7%

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    • Absence9.9%

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    • Absence8.6%

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  • Laurus Ryecroft

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    • EM5+56%
    • Absence7.6%

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Contact

Headteacher
Principal Holly Eckhardt
Telephone
01613362133
Website
www.audenshawschool.org.uk

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