Alder Community High SchoolRayner Stephens High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Alder Community High School and Rayner Stephens High School are secondary schools.
Alder Community High School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Rayner Stephens High School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Alder Community High School is ahead on our composite score.
Alder Community High School was judged Requires improvement and Rayner Stephens High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.4 for Alder Community High School and 35.1 for Rayner Stephens High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Alder Community High School (46.2 in 2021-22, 43.4 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Rayner Stephens High School (34.0 in 2021-22, 35.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HydeAlder Community High School | DukinfieldRayner Stephens High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100Stronger figure | F37/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 16 in Tameside Stronger figure | 13th of 16 in Tameside | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 912 | 635 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 831 | |
| Location | Hyde, SK14 5NJ | Dukinfield, SK16 5BL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.4 Stronger figure | 35.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.4% Stronger figure | 23.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.7% Stronger figure | 43.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 198 | 112 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 924 | 628 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.4% | 49.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.2% | 20.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 14.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.6% Stronger figure | 13.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.4% Stronger figure | 36.5% | 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
Rayner Stephens High School
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