# Droylsden Academy

Droylsden Academy is a secondary school in Tameside, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 926 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E135864. [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 926
- Council: Tameside
- URN: 135864

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, September 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 15 September 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Droylsden Academy was 47.7, against 43.7 in Tameside and 46.2 in England.
50.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Tameside | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 47.7 | 43.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50.3% | 43.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70.5% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 193 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Manchester Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-road-primary-academy-e141445): 250 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Greenside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenside-primary-school-e146480): 550 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fairfield Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-road-primary-school-e106207): 680 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150188): 760 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2022, before the school changed. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fairfield High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-high-school-for-girls-e136593): 890 m. Secondary. Good (overall), December 2022. Attainment 8 of 52.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e106247): 890 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135864)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135864)

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