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All Saints Catholic College

Secondary · Dukinfield · SK16 5AP

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 23 April 2025

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At a glance

810 pupils · 104% of 780 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
40.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
25.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.allsaintscatholiccollege.com/
URN
139735

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 126 families named it first for 146 Year 7 places, 0.86 first choices per place. We hold 14 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2010 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 23 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.86 first-choice applications per place

146 places offered · 126 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2024 entry)

Criterion 7
1.349 miles

2024 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

140 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
37.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
47.1%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
22.1%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school37.5
Median of its 12 closest peers38.4
Tameside average44.2
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
King Ethelbert SchoolBirchington · 204 miles awayGood36.8
Ormiston Venture AcademyGorleston · 169 miles awayOutstanding47.3
The Birley AcademySheffield · 29 miles awayGood37.2
Henley Bank High SchoolGloucester · 112 miles awayGood49
St Edmund's Catholic SchoolDover · 216 miles awayExpected standard39
Axe Valley AcademyAxminster · 190 miles awayGood39.2
Bay Leadership AcademyMorecambe · 52 miles awayGood36.8
Rawmarsh Community SchoolRotherham · 30 miles awayNeeds attention38.8
Shuttleworth CollegeBurnley · 24 miles awayRequires improvement39.5
The Astley Cooper SchoolHemel Hempstead · 136 miles awayNeeds attention34.7
Haughton AcademyDarlington · 77 miles awayNeeds attention38
Ridgeway AcademyWelwyn Garden City · 140 miles awayGood35.7

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 78% (Tameside 70%, England 59%) · Black African 7% (Tameside 4%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Tameside 3%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 2% (Tameside 1%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Tameside 7%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Tameside 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Tameside 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Tameside 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Tameside 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

36.03 suspensions per 100 pupils and 4 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Tameside: 46.34 suspensions and 0.43 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

75.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,700; 9.8% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,629
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (6%) · supplies and services 13% (11%) · educational supplies 11% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £489,000; in-year balance +£109,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
90%
Continuing in education
85%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work28.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier70.5%62.3%
Social housing15.1%17.1%
Privately rented14.4%20.5%
Detached houses17.5%22.9%
Flats4.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006013 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£212,000445 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£176,000–£260,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (62)£345,500
Semi-detached (182)£231,000
Terraced (187)£182,000
Flat (14)£122,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
17an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
9an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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