Droylsden Academy
Manor Road, Manchester, M43 6QD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TAME RIVER EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ed Mayell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Tameside College
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 930
- Pupils on roll
- 926
- URN
- 135864
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613017600
About this school
Droylsden Academy is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 926 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 176 | 179 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.4 | 46.9 | 47.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.37 +0.15 to +0.59 | +0.14 -0.07 to +0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 46.9% | 49.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 63.7% | 69.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 44% | 29.6% | 42.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
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 Droylsden Academy 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 | 48.4 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.7 | 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 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 919 |
| 2023/24 | 938 |
| 2024/25 | 936 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Droylsden Academy compares
Droylsden Academy ranked 4th of 13 secondary schools in Tameside for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.7 | 9.4% | 40.5% | 926 | — |
| Fairfield High School for Girls | 52.7 | 9.1% | 36.1% | 986 | 0.6 miles |
| Wright Robinson College | 49.1 | 4.7% | 53.7% | 1,781 | 1.1 miles |
| Laurus Ryecroft | 51.6 | 7.3% | 35.3% | 1,153 | 1.2 miles |
| The East Manchester Academy | 41.9 | 7.8% | 61.4% | 1,035 | 1.6 miles |
| Co-op Academy Failsworth | 43 | 9.5% | 47.3% | 1,434 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.49%
- English as an additional language
- 15.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.35%
- Persistent absence
- 24.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fairfield High School for Girls0.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Wright Robinson College1.1 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Laurus Ryecroft1.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
The East Manchester Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Co-op Academy Failsworth1.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Droylsden Academy ranks 23rd of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Droylsden Academy teach?
- Droylsden Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Droylsden Academy?
- The headteacher of Droylsden Academy is Mr Ed Mayell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Droylsden Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Droylsden Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Droylsden Academy?
- Droylsden Academy has 926 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Droylsden Academy full?
- Droylsden Academy has capacity for 930 pupils and 926 on roll (100%), 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 Droylsden Academy a faith school?
- No. Droylsden Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Droylsden Academy a selective school?
- No. Droylsden Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Droylsden Academy?
- Droylsden Academy is part of TAME RIVER EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Droylsden Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.4 in 2022/23 and 47.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Droylsden Academy rank locally?
- Droylsden Academy ranked 4th of 13 secondary schools in Tameside for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Droylsden Academy's absence rate?
- Droylsden Academy's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Droylsden Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Droylsden Academy'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.