Tameside College

About Tameside College

Tameside College’s headline sixth-form metrics sit notably below the Tameside local authority average for secondary schools. The college’s Progress 8-style measure for A-levels, its value-added score, stands at -0.13, which is actually slightly above the LA average of -0.19 for all secondary schools. However, the Department for Education bands this progress as ‘Below average’, meaning students here typically achieve slightly lower A-level grades than their prior attainment would predict. The average points per entry is 28.71, equating to a grade of C, and the best three A-levels average out at a C- grade. With only 2.3% of entries achieving AAB or higher, the college is not a strong performer for high-grade outcomes. For parents considering post-16 options, this data suggests Tameside College serves a broad intake but does not push the most able students towards the top grades that selective or higher-performing local schools like Laurus Ryecroft or Fairfield High School for Girls achieve.

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