Secondary
Rayner Stephens High School
Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 635 of 831 places
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Trust
- STAMFORD PARK TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
30%
35.6
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.05 |
| Entered the EBacc | 16% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 24% |
| 22/23 | 30% |
| 23/24 | 25% |
| 24/25 | 30% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.06 |
| 22/23 | -0.86 |
| 23/24 | -1.03 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34.0 |
| 22/23 | 34.0 |
| 23/24 | 34.1 |
| 24/25 | 35.6 |
Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Tameside admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Martin Davies
- Address
- Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
- Telephone
- 01613382374