Rayner Stephens High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Dukinfield, Tameside
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Rayner Stephens High School is a secondary school in Dukinfield, Tameside for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2010 to 2026 entry.
Rayner Stephens High 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
| Year 7 2016 | Not published |
| Year 7 2015 | Not published |
| Year 7 2014 | Not published |
| Year 7 2013 | Not published |
| Year 7 2012 | Not published |
| Year 7 2011 | Not published |
| Year 7 2010 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The latest Ofsted inspection (21 April 2026) gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (26 September 2023).
- 47.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Tameside is 38.4%.
- Year 7 2026 had 131 first-choice applications for 161 offers: 130 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (1%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 35.6 (England 46).
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
- Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 635 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from the school's increasingly high expectations of their learning and their conduct.”
- “Lessons are rarely disrupted and corridors are calm.”
- “Most pupils behave respectfully and are supportive of one another.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not get the specific help that they need in lessons.”
- “Pupils sometimes do not experience teaching which deepens their understanding of key topics.”
- “This means that they do not achieve as well as they could, particularly in national examinations.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 2026 (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) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.6 | 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: 131 first-preference applications, 161 offers in total, 130 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.
- All Saints Catholic College 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hyde High School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Hill School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dixons Pennine Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Alder Community High School 2.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Audenshaw School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More RC College 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Denton Community Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published