Safe Start School
1, 2, 4 & 5 Henry Square Chambers, Old Street, Tameside, OL6 7ST
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Kate Collins
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 38
- Pupils on roll
- 27
- URN
- 147859
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615235444
About this school
Safe Start School is an independent school in Tameside. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 27 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Safe Start School under its current framework. 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
Safe Start School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 Safe Start 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 | — | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.3 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.5 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 30 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 27
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stansfield House0.5 miles
Special schools · Dukinfield
-
The Limes School0.7 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
Tameside Alternative Provision Academy1.2 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Samuel Laycock School1.6 miles
Academies · Ashton-Under-Lyne
-
Trinity School1.6 miles
Independent schools · Stalybridge
Other schools in Tameside
- Inspire Academy Primary
- Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired Base Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Safe Start School teach?
- Safe Start School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Tameside.
- Who is the headteacher of Safe Start School?
- The headteacher of Safe Start School is Ms Kate Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Safe Start School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Safe Start School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Safe Start School?
- Safe Start School has 27 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Safe Start School full?
- Safe Start School has capacity for 38 pupils and 27 on roll (71%), so it has space against 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 Safe Start School a faith school?
- No. Safe Start School has no designated religious character.
- Is Safe Start School a selective school?
- No. Safe Start School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Safe Start School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.3 in 2023/24 and 4.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Safe Start School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Safe Start 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 24 July 2026.