Denton Community College is a secondary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/10/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Taylor Lane, Manchester

School Information

Address: Taylor Lane, Manchester, M34 3NG
Website: www.dentoncommunitycollege.org.uk
Telephone: 01613362219
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Tameside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Greg Rule
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135122

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/10/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1530
Number of Pupils: 1335
Number of Boys: 569
Number of Girls: 766

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.44 Confidence interval -0.61 to -0.27
Of the 228 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 220 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:18%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:87%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.2
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Russell Scott Primary School
Clare Street , Denton M34 3LQ
3out of 4 300 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's RC Primary School
Kynder Street , Denton M34 2AR
4out of 4 1,107 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Poplar Street Primary School
Ravenwood Drive , Audenshaw M34 5EF
3out of 4 1,109 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Audenshaw Primary School
Ash Street , Audenshaw M34 5NG
3out of 4 1,400 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Primary School
St Anne's Road , Denton M34 3DY
3out of 4 1,511 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Audenshaw School
Hazel Street , Audenshaw M34 5NB
3out of 4 719 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Thomas More RC College
Town Lane , Denton M34 6AF
3out of 4 1,425 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wright Robinson College
Abbey Hey Lane , Gorton M18 8RL
- not rated 2,312 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fairfield High School for Girls
Fairfield Avenue , Droylsden M43 6AB
4out of 4 2,720 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Hyde High School
Old Road , SK14 4SP
2out of 4 2,805 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tameside Pupil Referral Service
Globe Lane , SK16 4UJ
2out of 4 2,229 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hawthorns School
Sunnyside Moss Campus , Lumb Lane M34 5SF
4out of 4 2,431 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Ashlea House School
Ashlea House , 474 Stockport Road M34 6ET
- not rated 2,438 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Thomas Ashton School
Bennett Street , SK14 4SS
3out of 4 2,834 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Reddish Hall School
Denstone Road , Reddish SK5 6UY
- not rated 3,098 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.