Samuel Laycock School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Ashton-under-LyneConstituency

OL6 8RFPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Samuel Laycock School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–17, located in Tameside, North West.

It currently serves 252 pupils. Samuel Laycock School is part of New Bridge Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.8
EBacc average point score: 0.07

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

252

Total Pupils

75%Boys

25%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

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: Special
Age range: 11 – 17
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 252
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: New Bridge Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2024	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
29 Sept 2021	Inadequate	Inadequate	Good	Good	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.