Dixons Pennine Academy
Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
592 pupils · 75% of 790 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 June 2024, published 9 July 2024. 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 | 35.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 13.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 34.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 26.7% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.68 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 109 | 74 | 265 | 91 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 98 | 66 | 235 | 83 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 112 | 71 | 209 | 77 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 125 | 75 | 212 | 92 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 114 | 63 | 170 | 83 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 129 | 76 | 202 | 104 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 110 | 67 | 161 | 84 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 160 | 95 | 266 | 134 |
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
- West Hill School 1.8 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Rayner Stephens High School 2.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- All Saints Catholic College 3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dixons Ashton Academy 3.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Damian's RC Science College 3.6 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Longdendale High School 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.