St Damian's RC Science College

State-Funded School

st-damians-rc-science-college-tameside-north-west

North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Ashton-under-LyneConstituency

OL6 8BHPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Damian's RC Science College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Tameside, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 829 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 60.9%
EBacc average point score: 5.12

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

829

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

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: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 829
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 7 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
28 Dec 2017	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.