Cromwell High School
Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 5BJ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Suzanne Pass
- Sponsor
- Kingfisher Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 150010
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613389730
About this school
Cromwell High School is a special academy in Dukinfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 156 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cromwell High 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
Cromwell High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.26%
- English as an additional language
- 22%
- Overall absence
- 11.46%
- Persistent absence
- 41.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakdale School0.1 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Thomas Ashton School0.8 miles
Academies · Hyde
-
Trinity School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Stalybridge
-
Tameside Alternative Provision Academy0.9 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Tame Bank1.1 miles
Special schools · Stalybridge
Other schools in Dukinfield
- Oakdale School Academies
- Stansfield House Special schools
- Tameside Alternative Provision Academy Academies
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Lyndhurst Primary School Primary
- Ravensfield Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Yew Tree Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- Rayner Stephens High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Cromwell High School teach?
- Cromwell High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Dukinfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Cromwell High School?
- The headteacher of Cromwell High School is Ms Suzanne Pass, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cromwell High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cromwell High 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 Cromwell High School?
- Cromwell High School has 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Cromwell High School full?
- Cromwell High School has capacity for 140 pupils and 156 on roll (111%), 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 Cromwell High School a faith school?
- No. Cromwell High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cromwell High School part of an academy trust?
- Cromwell High School is part of KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Cromwell High School have?
- The schools register lists Cromwell High School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Cromwell High School's absence rate?
- Cromwell High School's overall absence rate is 11.5% in the latest published census.
- What are Cromwell High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cromwell 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 10 July 2026.