Rayner Stephens High School
Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
635 pupils · 76% of 831 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STAMFORD PARK TRUST
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Free school meals
- 47.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| 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 22 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 | 35.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 46.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 15.5% |
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 — 0.81 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 161 | 131 | 320 | 139 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 155 | 105 | 262 | 121 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 152 | 75 | 232 | 93 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 114 | 66 | 202 | 71 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 65 | 23 | 124 | 36 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 99 | 54 | 156 | 63 |
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 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hyde High School 1.3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- West Hill School 1.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Dixons Pennine Academy 2.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Alder Community High School 3.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Audenshaw School 3.2 km · Good (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.