Rayner Stephens High School

State-Funded School

rayner-stephens-high-school-tameside-north-west-148430

North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Stalybridge and HydeConstituency

SK16 5BLPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 635 pupils. Rayner Stephens High School is part of STAMFORD PARK TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 22 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.05

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

635

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 635
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: STAMFORD PARK TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
8 Nov 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
28 Jun 2020	Good	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	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.