Mossley Hollins High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 106266
- Address
- Huddersfield Road, Mossley, OL5 9DP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 880 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 90.1%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 1.6%
African 1.6%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.8
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.48
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 14 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Mossley Hollins High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 116
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 51
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 89 92 |
| Year 8 | 177 86 91 |
| Year 9 | 181 90 91 |
| Year 10 | 165 70 95 |
| Year 11 | 176 95 81 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 82.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 30.0% 42.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 2.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 56.0% 37.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 9.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |