St Damian's RC Science College is a secondary school located in Ashton-under-Lyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Lees Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH
Website: www.stdamians.co.uk
Telephone: 01613305974
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Tameside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Sheldon Logue
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 106270

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 825
Number of Pupils: 827
Number of Boys: 399
Number of Girls: 428

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.22 Confidence interval 0.02 to 0.42
Of the 153 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 153 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:79%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:58%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.1
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holden Clough Community Primary School
St. Albans Avenue , OL6 8XN
2out of 4 475 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Christopher's RC Primary School
St Christopher's Road , OL6 9DP
4out of 4 717 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy
Rose Hill Road , OL6 8YG
3out of 4 1,173 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Broadoak
Norman Road , OL6 8QG
3out of 4 1,327 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Inspire Academy
Mossley Road , Ashton Under Lyne OL6 9RU
3out of 4 1,604 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Damian's RC Science College
Lees Road , OL6 8BH
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Great Academy Ashton
Broadoak Road , OL6 8RF
2out of 4 669 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
West Hill School
Thompson Cross , Stamford Street SK15 1LX
3out of 4 2,895 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Hathershaw College
Bellfield Avenue , Hathershaw OL8 3EP
3out of 4 2,997 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Roxbury Avenue , OL4 5JE
- not rated 3,124 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashton Sixth Form College
Darnton Road , OL6 9RL
- not rated 2,116 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tameside College
Beaufort Road , OL6 6NX
- not rated 2,633 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Laycock School
Broadoak Road , OL6 8RF
2out of 4 616 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lawrence House
The Coach House , Dean Terrace OL6 8AJ
- not rated 1,608 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Works 4 U Summort (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)
The Peacock , SK15 1EB
- not rated 2,559 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greater Manchester Alternative Provision
87 Blandford Street , Ashton Under Lyne ol6 7hw
- not rated 3,193 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.