Mossley Hollins High School, Ashton-under-Lyne

In its own words: "The Tame River Education Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust whose mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage by establishing great schools in which to learn, teach and belong, and which promote learning, develop character, value diversity and build cultural capital. Our school has a modern, rigorous focus on Teaching and Learning."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Mossley Hollins High School. Ours is a happy, academically ambitious and inclusive school which is passionate about learning. We are very proud to be at the heart of our local community."

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

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Tameside and 47% in England.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.2, against 49.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 206 families put Mossley Hollins High School as their first choice and 457 named it as one of their preferences, for 178 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 36 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Mossley Hollins High School are St Damian's RC Science College (2.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56); Dixons Pennine Academy (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38); Saddleworth School (2.4 miles, Attainment 8 49.2); and Dixons Ashton Academy (2.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.7).

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

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

Of the 175 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mossley Hollins High School (outside), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mossley Hollins High School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

The primary schools closest to Mossley Hollins High School are Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), Milton St John's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles), St Joseph's RC Primary School (0.7 miles) and Livingstone Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.