Rayner Stephens High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 27 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
- 580 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 43.4%
- Girls
- 56.6%
- First language not English
- 17.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.9%
- Persistent absence
- 34.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 72.2%
Mixed 9.5%
African 4.7%
Other White 2.9%
Pakistani 2.8%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.86
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.9
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 124 |
Admissions
Rayner Stephens High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 152
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 84
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 75
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 126 54 72 |
| Year 8 | 82 35 47 |
| Year 9 | 107 49 58 |
| Year 10 | 141 59 82 |
| Year 11 | 124 55 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 82.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 51.0% 42.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 2.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 37.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 12.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 9.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |