Audenshaw School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Tameside
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.192 miles
Published by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Audenshaw School is a secondary school in Manchester, Tameside for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2023. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2016 to 2026 entry.
Audenshaw School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.192 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.067 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.446 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.558 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
| Year 7 2016 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.192 miles away, the 3rd longest of 11 Tameside secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- Compared with earlier years, the 2026 Year 7 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2023.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 45.5 (England 46).
- Year 7 2026 had 189 first-choice applications for 201 offers; 173 offers went to first-choice families and 16 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hazel Street, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5NB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 1,077 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of Audenshaw School.”
- “They respond well to the values of respect, responsibility and resilience which permeate the school.”
- “Pupils appreciate the strong relationships that they have with staff.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, teachers do not use these strategies effectively enough to check pupils’ learning.”
- “Some teachers do not pick up on pupils’ misconceptions.”
- “Gaps in pupils’ learning are also missed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 189 first-preference applications, 201 offers in total, 173 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tameside.
- Denton Community Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas More RC College 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairfield High School for Girls 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Hyde High School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic College 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Droylsden Academy 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Laurus Ryecroft 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rayner Stephens High School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published