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St Damian's RC Science College

Tameside, OL6 8BHSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Jun 2023
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.2×
More first choices than offers made
192 1st-choice / 159 offers made
Ranking
#973
of 3,141 nationally

About St Damian's RC Science College

St Damian's RC Science College is a state-funded secondary school in Tameside, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 829 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 825.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (7 Jun 2023). the published Attainment 8 score was 55.1 for 2024/25. admissions data records 192 first-preference applications and 159 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressLees Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL6 8BH
HeadteacherMr Sheldon Logue
Local AuthorityTameside
Number of Pupils829
Free School Meals (FSM)25.9%
School Capacity829 / 825 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Jun 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (7 Jun 2023): School remains Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 28 Dec 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:10

Source: stdamians.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Damian's RC Science College has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.