West Hill School
About the school
West Hill School 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
- 21 April 2026
- Published
- 10 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.5
- 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
- 38.50%
- Tameside
- 40.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 60.90%
- Tameside
- 62.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 8.30%
- Tameside
- 35.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.47
- 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
853
Girls
0.00%
Boys
100.00%
SEN support
16.65%
Education, health and care plan
1.64%
English as an additional language
6.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
29.54%
Overall absence
6.51
Persistent absence
16.47
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
161
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
6%