Alder Community High School
Community school · 912 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.6
Academy sponsor led
Denton Community Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,107of 1,530 places
- Free school meals
- 38.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
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- Ofsted
- Inadequate, 14 December 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Denton Community College (URN 135122, until 31 December 2024).
What the data says
Denton Community Academy has no sixth form. Of the 268 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 19% moved to a sixth form college, 52% to a further education college and 7% started an apprenticeship.
11% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
As an 11–16 school, Denton Community Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Tameside and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Denton Community Academy | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 268 | 2,864 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 73% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 19% | 36% | 13% |
| — further education college | 52% | 43% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 267 | — | 89% | 19% | 20% | 66% |
| Mathematics | 266 | — | 88% | 13% | 22% | 70% |
| English Literature | 263 | — | 86% | 33% | 21% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 221 | — | 65% | 9% | 9% | 57% |
| Geography | 77 | — | 41% | 21% | 25% | 69% |
| History | 46 | — | 41% | 24% | 26% | 63% |
| Biology | 44 | — | 23% | 34% | 45% | 98% |
| Physics | 43 | — | 23% | 37% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 43 | — | 23% | 44% | 47% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 36 | — | 31% | 33% | 32% | 75% |
| Photography | 35 | — | 6% | 23% | 19% | 86% |
| Art and Design | 32 | — | 7% | 22% | 24% | 91% |
| Spanish | 26 | — | 19% | 19% | 27% | 96% |
| Computer Science | 20 | — | 13% | 10% | 30% | 65% |
| French | 18 | — | 18% | 39% | 29% | 94% |
| Textiles | 15 | — | 2% | 47% | 27% | 93% |
| Citizenship Studies | 11 | — | 3% | 9% | 19% | 36% |
| German | 9 | — | 5% | 44% | 33% | 78% |
| Urdu | 5 | — | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Arabic | 3 | — | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Portuguese | 3 | — | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Russian | 2 | — | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 1 | — | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | — | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | — | 0% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 46 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 35 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 23 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 13 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 11 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 10 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 8 | — | — |
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Dixons Pennine Academy
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Droylsden Academy
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.