Alder Community High SchoolAll Saints Catholic College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Alder Community High School and All Saints Catholic College are secondary schools.
Alder Community High School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and All Saints Catholic College scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Alder Community High School is ahead on our composite score.
Alder Community High School was judged Requires improvement and All Saints Catholic College was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.4 for Alder Community High School and 36.5 for All Saints Catholic College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Alder Community High School (46.2 in 2021-22, 43.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at All Saints Catholic College (44.6 in 2021-22, 36.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HydeAlder Community High School | DukinfieldAll Saints Catholic College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100Stronger figure | D43/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 16 in Tameside Stronger figure | 11th of 16 in Tameside | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 912 | 810 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 780 | |
| Location | Hyde, SK14 5NJ | Dukinfield, SK16 5AP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.4 Stronger figure | 36.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.4% Stronger figure | 28.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.7% Stronger figure | 47.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 198 | 168 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 924 | 816 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.4% | 40.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.2% | 10.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 25.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 5.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.6% | 9.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.4% | 26.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Alder Community High School
All Saints Catholic College
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