School admissions in Hyde
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 14 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Hyde in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 13 schools in Hyde first 404 times for 415 places: 0.97 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Tameside authority's 69 schools. 3 of the 13 had more first choices than places.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Hyde first 569 times for 543 places: 1.05 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Tameside authority's 16 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.70 miles (Hyde High School) to 1.75 miles (Longdendale High School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
13 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Godley Community Primary Academy | 1.20 | 30 |
| Dowson Primary Academy | 1.12 | 58 |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 1.07 | 30 |
| Hollingworth Primary School | 1.00 | 25 |
| Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision | 1.00 | 17 |
| Arundale Primary School | 0.96 | 26 |
| Flowery Field Primary School | 0.93 | 76 |
| St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.93 | 29 |
| Bradley Green Primary Academy | 0.92 | 25 |
| Pinfold Primary School | 0.90 | 29 |
| Discovery Academy | 0.89 | 28 |
| St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.81 | 27 |
| Endeavour Primary Academy | 0.67 | 15 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Community High School | 1.28 | 172 | 1.208 miles |
| Hyde High School | 0.96 | 194 | 1.696 miles |
| Longdendale High School | 0.91 | 177 | 1.752 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.