Denton Community Academy
Taylor Lane, Denton, Manchester, M34 3NG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Donald Cumming
- Sponsor
- Northern Education Trust
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,530
- Pupils on roll
- 1,107
- URN
- 151485
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613362219
About this school
Denton Community Academy is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,107 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Denton Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Denton Community College (URN 135122).
How Denton Community Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 15.8% | 42% | 1,107 | — |
| Audenshaw School | 45.5 | 5.5% | 33.4% | 1,077 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas More RC College | 44 | 6.5% | 27.7% | 797 | 0.7 miles |
| Wright Robinson College | 49.1 | 4.7% | 53.7% | 1,781 | 1.3 miles |
| Fairfield High School for Girls | 52.7 | 9.1% | 36.1% | 986 | 1.6 miles |
| Hyde High School | — | — | — | 1,134 | 1.6 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
- 14 December 2022
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Ungraded inspection report3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 15.8%
- Persistent absence
- 41.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Audenshaw School0.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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St Thomas More RC College0.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Wright Robinson College1.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Fairfield High School for Girls1.6 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Hyde High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Hyde
Other 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 ages does Denton Community Academy teach?
- Denton Community Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Denton Community Academy?
- The headteacher of Denton Community Academy is Mr Donald Cumming, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Denton Community Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Denton Community 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 many pupils are at Denton Community Academy?
- Denton Community Academy has 1,107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Denton Community Academy full?
- Denton Community Academy has capacity for 1,530 pupils and 1,107 on roll (72%), 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 Denton Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Denton Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Denton Community Academy part of an academy trust?
- Denton Community Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Denton Community Academy's absence rate?
- Denton Community Academy's overall absence rate is 15.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Denton Community Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Denton Community Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.