Alder Community High SchoolSt Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Alder Community High School and St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy are secondary schools.
Alder Community High School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Alder Community High School was judged Requires improvement and St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.4 for Alder Community High School and 49.2 for St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Alder Community High School (46.2 in 2021-22, 43.4 in 2025-26) and has risen at St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy (45.0 in 2021-22, 49.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HydeAlder Community High School | GlossopSt Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D45/100 | C61/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 16 in Tameside | 16th of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| 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 | 577 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 485 | |
| Location | Hyde, SK14 5NJ | Glossop, SK13 8DR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.4 | 49.2 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.4% | 48.2% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.7% | 75.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 198 | 112 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 924 | 572 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.4% | 29.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.2% | 1.7% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 11.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 5.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.6% | 8.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.4% | 24.2% 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
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
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