West Hill School

Term dates

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Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 201 families put this school as their first choice, and 161 places were offered. 152 of the families who put it first got a place (76%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 21 April 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Needs attention

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Achievement

Needs attention

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

852 (capacity 850)

Gender

Boys

Academy trust

WEST HILL SCHOOL

Phone

01613382193

Address

Thompson Cross, Stamford Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1LX

Website

westhillschool.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports