Alder Community High School, Hyde

In its own words: "We are Alder. We are a community and we want all students to thrive in a happy, safe, supportive, yet challenging learning environment. At Alder, our vision is to be outstanding in all we do. This includes students pursuing academic success and developing a set of skills which will prepare them for life beyond school."

In 2026, pupils at Alder Community High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Tameside and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Tameside and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.28: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.2, against 47.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Biology and Chemistry.

For September 2026 entry, 221 families put Alder Community High School as their first choice and 410 named it as one of their preferences, for 172 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 52 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Alder Community High School are Hyde High School (1.6 miles, Attainment 8 39.8); Rayner Stephens High School (2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.1); All Saints Catholic College (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.5); and St Thomas More RC College (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.1).

Alder Community High School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 184 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 50% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

8.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest railway station is Godley Rail Station, about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Spring Avenue (near), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Alder Community High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Alder Community High School issued 684 suspensions, 74 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 8 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Alder Community High School are Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), Dowson Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Endeavour Primary Academy (0.6 miles) and Greenfield Primary Academy (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.