Longdendale High School, Hyde

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are absolutely delighted that your child has secured a place at Longdendale High School and will be joining us in September! This is an incredibly exciting time to become part of our school community, and we can’t wait to welcome you."

Coming up: an open evening on Saturday 19 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Longdendale High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Tameside and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Tameside and 47% in England.

That is down from 41.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.53: pupils made well 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 31.8, against 45.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 161 families put Longdendale High School as their first choice and 402 named it as one of their preferences, for 177 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Longdendale High School are Glossopdale School and Sixth Form (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6); Dixons Pennine Academy (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38); St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); and Alder Community High School (3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 43.4).

Longdendale High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Longdendale High School is one of 4 schools run by Stamford Park Trust, an academy trust.

105 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Longdendale High School (as of September 2025): 65% would recommend the school, 71% say their child is happy there and 72% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (77%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (62%).

Of the 166 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

34.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Hadfield Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longdendale High School (at), 220 metres away.

In 2024/25, Longdendale High School issued 514 suspensions, 65.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Longdendale High School are Hollingworth Primary School (0.2 miles), St Charles' Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles), Mottram CofE Primary School (0.8 miles) and Tintwistle CofE (Aided) Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.