Longdendale High School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Stalybridge and HydeConstituency

SK14 8LWPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Longdendale High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Tameside, North West.

It currently serves 795 pupils. Longdendale High School is part of STAMFORD PARK TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.65

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

795

Total Pupils

40%Boys

60%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 795
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: STAMFORD PARK TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 May 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
26 Apr 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
29 Jun 2020	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.