St Damian's RC Science College
About the school
St Damian's RC Science College is an open secondary school in Tameside.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 7 June 2023
- Published
- 17 July 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 55.1
- Tameside
- 43.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Tameside
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 60.90%
- Tameside
- 40.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 86.30%
- Tameside
- 62.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 72.70%
- Tameside
- 35.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.12
- Tameside
- 3.81
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
827
Girls
51.63%
Boys
48.37%
SEN support
11.49%
Education, health and care plan
2.90%
English as an additional language
20.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.03%
Overall absence
5.21
Persistent absence
11.86
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
174
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
4%