Secondary school in Manchester, Tameside
Denton Community Academy
Taylor Lane, Denton, Manchester, Lancashire, M34 3NG
Ofsted
Graded Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 14 December 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1107
- Places
- 1530
- How full
- 72% full — 1107 of 1530 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 650 / 457
- Overall absence
- 16%
- Persistently absent
- 42%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 42%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 17%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Tameside 025A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 19%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 67%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 24%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Donald Cumming
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Ward
- Denton North East
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- URN
- 151485
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audenshaw SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 45.5 | 0.6 mi |
| St Thomas More RC CollegeVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 44 | 0.7 mi |
| Ashlea House SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
| Wright Robinson CollegeAcademy converter | No grade | 49.1 | 1.3 mi |
| Fairfield High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 52.7 | 1.6 mi |
| Hyde High SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 1.6 mi |
| Reddish Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2024 | 37.7 | 1.9 mi |
| Safe Start SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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