West Hill School is a secondary school located in Stalybridge. 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 16/11/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Thompson Cross, Stalybridge, SK15 1LX
Website: http://www.westhillschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01613382193
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Tameside
Headteacher / Principal: Andrew Owens
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137020

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 850
Number of Pupils: 845
Number of Boys: 845
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.59 Confidence interval -0.79 to -0.39
Of the 168 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 164 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:8%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.56
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Silver Springs Primary Academy
School Crescent , SK15 1EA
2out of 4 646 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
Forester Drive , SK15 2DP
3out of 4 878 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Hough Hill Road , SK15 2HB
4out of 4 1,164 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Inspire Academy
Mossley Road , Ashton Under Lyne OL6 9RU
3out of 4 1,308 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne
Keppel Street , OL6 6NN
3out of 4 1,328 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Hill School
Thompson Cross , Stamford Street SK15 1LX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
All Saints Catholic College
Birch Lane , SK16 5AP
3out of 4 1,927 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Copley Academy
Huddersfield Road , SK15 3RR
1out of 4 1,988 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rayner Stephens High School
Yew Tree Lane , SK16 5BL
- not rated 2,115 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Great Academy Ashton
Broadoak Road , OL6 8RF
2out of 4 2,567 yd Academy sponsor led 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 971 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tameside College
Beaufort Road , OL6 6NX
- not rated 1,093 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Works 4 U Summort (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)
The Peacock , SK15 1EB
- not rated 677 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity School
Birbeck Street , Off High Street SK15 1SH
- not rated 773 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cromwell High School
Yew Tree Lane , SK16 5BJ
4out of 4 2,115 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakdale School
Cheetham Hill Road , SK16 5LD
3out of 4 2,218 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Safe Start Education
1,2 and 4 Henry Square Chambers , Ashton Under Lyne OL6 7ST
- not rated 2,557 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.