Rayner Stephens High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 26 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 148430
- Address
- Yew Tree Lane, SK16 5BL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 628 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 43.5%
- Girls
- 56.5%
- First language not English
- 20.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.8%
- Persistent absence
- 33.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 68.8%
African 5.6%
Pakistani 5.4%
Other Asian 5.3%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 3.5%
Indian 1.8%
Other 1.6%
Other Black 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.5
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.05
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Rayner Stephens High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 155
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 146 55 91 |
| Year 8 | 138 65 73 |
| Year 9 | 86 38 48 |
| Year 10 | 116 55 61 |
| Year 11 | 142 60 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.3% 3.0% |