Denton Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Dec 15 2022 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
- 135122
- Address
- Taylor Lane, Denton, M34 3NG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1368 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 40.1%
- Girls
- 59.9%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.8%
- Persistent absence
- 38.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 76.4%
Mixed 6.8%
African 4.9%
Other White 2.6%
Pakistani 2%
Other 2%
Chinese 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.74
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.4
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 35 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Denton Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 215
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 272 117 155 |
| Year 8 | 272 117 155 |
| Year 9 | 298 111 187 |
| Year 10 | 271 113 158 |
| Year 11 | 255 90 165 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 57.0% 42.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 2.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 37.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 9.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |