Mossley Hollins High School

Huddersfield Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP

Secondary

Phase

890

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 May 2025 and continues as Mossley Hollins High School (URN 148688) (opened 1 June 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 47.4 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 47.1% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 71.8% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 64.1% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 4.4 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 170

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 87.0%
Continued in education: 82.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 2.0%
Not sustained: 9.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 890
Boys: 432 (49%)
Girls: 458 (51%)
Capacity: 890 (100% full)
SEND: 21.5%
FSM Eligible: 24.3%
EAL: 2.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.4%
SEN Support: 17.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.9:1
Teachers (FTE): 52.7
Budget per Pupil: £8,175/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 16.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 90.7%
White Other: 2.2%
Mixed Other: 2.0%
Black African: 1.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
Asian Bangladeshi: 0.6%

90.7%

White British

2.2%

White Other

2.0%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Huddersfield Road

Ashton-under-Lyne, North West

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Administrative

URN: 106266
UKPRN: 10016612
Establishment No.: 4018

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