Hyde High School

School overview

Hyde High School is a secondary school serving Hyde, Tameside, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 1,138 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Hyde High School 'Requires improvement'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 41.0 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.1 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

32% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 59% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 97% of the families who made Hyde High School their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.70 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 49% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Hyde High School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.