Cromwell High School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Stalybridge and HydeConstituency

SK16 5BJPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cromwell High School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Tameside, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 156 pupils. Cromwell High School is part of Kingfisher Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2014

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

22%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

156

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 156
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Kingfisher Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Nov 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.