Alder Community High School
Mottram Old Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, SK14 5NJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Critchlow
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 912
- URN
- 134283
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613685132
About this school
Alder Community High School is a community secondary school in Hyde. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 912 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alder Community High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 179 | 184 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.7 | 43.0 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.19 to +0.23 | -0.28 -0.48 to -0.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 37.5% | 39.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 66.3% | 69.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 32.6% | 23.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alder Community High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.7 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 936 |
| 2023/24 | 925 |
| 2024/25 | 924 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alder Community High School compares
Alder Community High School ranked 5th of 13 secondary schools in Tameside for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 10.6% | 38.4% | 912 | — |
| Hyde High School | — | — | — | 1,134 | 1.6 miles |
| Rayner Stephens High School | 35.6 | 13.1% | 49.8% | 635 | 2.0 miles |
| All Saints Catholic College | 37.5 | 9.1% | 40.6% | 810 | 2.2 miles |
| St Thomas More RC College | 44 | 6.5% | 27.7% | 797 | 2.3 miles |
| Harrytown Catholic High School | 40.6 | 9.8% | 32% | 792 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 16 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report19 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.42%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.61%
- Persistent absence
- 29.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hyde High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Hyde
-
Rayner Stephens High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Dukinfield
-
All Saints Catholic College2.2 miles
Secondary · Dukinfield
-
St Thomas More RC College2.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Harrytown Catholic High School2.6 miles
Secondary · Stockport
Other schools in Hyde
- Hyde High School Secondary
- Longdendale High School Secondary
- Arundale Primary School Primary
- Bradley Green Primary Academy Primary
- Broadbottom Church of England Primary School Primary
- Discovery Academy Primary
- Dowson Primary Academy Primary
- Endeavour Primary Academy Primary
- Flowery Field Primary School Primary
- Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Godley Community Primary Academy Primary
- Hollingworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alder Community High School teach?
- Alder Community High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hyde.
- Who is the headteacher of Alder Community High School?
- The headteacher of Alder Community High School is Mrs Michelle Critchlow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alder Community High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alder Community High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Alder Community High School?
- Alder Community High School has 912 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Alder Community High School full?
- Alder Community High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 912 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alder Community High School a faith school?
- No. Alder Community High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Alder Community High School a selective school?
- No. Alder Community High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Alder Community High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.7 in 2022/23 and 46.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alder Community High School compare with other schools in Tameside?
- Alder Community High School ranked 5th of 13 secondary schools in Tameside for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alder Community High School's absence rate?
- Alder Community High School's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alder Community High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alder Community High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.