Hyde High School, Hyde

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Hyde High School we provide an engaging and inspiring educational experience that instills in our students a lifelong love of learning and respect for themselves, our community and our environment. A place where warmth, high expectations and strong values are prevalent in everything we do. A learning environment where every student can thrive."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include guitar and robotics.

In 2026, pupils at Hyde High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Tameside and 47 across England.

30% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Tameside and 47% in England.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.7, against 45.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Biology.

For September 2026 entry, 187 families put Hyde High School as their first choice and 394 named it as one of their preferences, for 194 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hyde High School are Rayner Stephens High School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.1); All Saints Catholic College (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.5); St Thomas More RC College (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.1); and Audenshaw School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.4).

Hyde High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Hyde High School is one of 3 schools run by Tame River Educational Trust, an academy trust.

40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hyde High School (as of September 2025): 73% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (48%).

Of the 234 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 55% to a further education college, 0% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

48.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 226 pupils (19.9%) received SEN support and 76 (6.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Hyde High School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 8 places, 5 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Flowery Field Rail Station, about 200 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Flowery Field School (opposite), 130 metres away.

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

The primary schools closest to Hyde High School are Flowery Field Primary School (0.1 miles); Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision (0.6 miles); St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles); and St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.