Admissions

The school follows the Local Authority policy for admissions for 11-16 students. For further information on Secondary admissions in Tameside, please visit the Tameside Council website, where you will find links to useful information, including the appeals process.

Admissions Policy for 2026 to 2027

The link below will take you to the Admissions Policy for 2026 to 2027:

Admissions Policy for 2027 to 2028

The link below will take you to the Admissions Policy for 2027 to 2028:

September 2025

We received the following number of school applications:

• 1st Preference: 206
• 2nd Preference: 139
• 3rd Preference: 83
• 4th Preference: 31
• 5th Preference: 12
• 6th Preference: 8
• Total Applications: 479

September 2024

We received the following number of school applications:

• 1st Preference: 231
• 2nd Preference: 121
• 3rd Preference: 82
• 4th Preference: 38
• 5th Preference: 12
• 6th Preference: 8
• Total Applications: 492

September 2023

We received the following number of school applications:

• 1st Preference: 231
• 2nd Preference: 121
• 3rd Preference: 82
• 4th Preference: 38
• 5th Preference: 12
• 6th Preference: 8
• Total Applications: 492

September 2022

We received the following number of school applications:

• 1st Preference: 247
• 2nd Preference: 142
• 3rd Preference: 99
• 4th Preference: 43
• 5th Preference: 19
• 6th Preference: 18
• Total Applications: 568

September 2021

We received the following number of school applications:

• 1st Preference: 252
• 2nd Preference: 146
• 3rd Preference: 98
• 4th Preference: 44
• 5th Preference: 32
• 6th Preference: 13
• Total Applications: 585

September 2020

We received the following number of school applications:

• 1st Preference: 254
• 2nd Preference: 149
• 3rd Preference: 82
• 4th Preference: 32
• 5th Preference: 30
• 6th Preference: 13
• Total Applications: 560

September 2019

We received the following number of school applications:

• 1st Preference: 260
• 2nd Preference: 136
• 3rd Preference: 80
• 4th Preference: 38
• 5th Preference: 20
• 6th Preference: 14
• Total Applications: 548

September 2018

We received the following number of school applications:

• 1st Preference – 198
• 2nd Preference – 127
• 3rd Preference – 100
• Other – 58
• Total Applications: 483 

September 2017

We received the following number of school applications:

• 1st Preference – 221
• 2nd Preference – 146
• 3rd Preference – 89
• Other – 48
• Total Applications: 504