West Hill School
Thompson Cross, Stalybridge, SK15 1LX
852 pupils · 100% of 850 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WEST HILL SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 10 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.25 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 161 | 201 | 413 | 161 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 157 | 203 | 383 | 157 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 165 | 198 | 380 | 165 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 171 | 183 | 380 | 171 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 166 | 149 | 342 | 166 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 167 | 193 | 403 | 167 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 169 | 190 | 398 | 169 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 169 | 190 | 472 | 169 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- All Saints Catholic College 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dixons Pennine Academy 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Rayner Stephens High School 1.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Dixons Ashton Academy 2.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Damian's RC Science College 2.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hyde High School 3.1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.