SCHOOL PROFILE

Denton Community Academy: data, trends and context

Denton Community Academy is a secondary school in Tameside. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
151485
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Tameside
Region
North West
Trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
M34 3NG
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,107
FSM eligible
38.4%
EAL / First language other than English
8.5%
SEND (total)
19.8%
SEN Support
16.6%
EHCP
3.2%
White British
71.6%

Attendance and absence

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
TamesideLocal authority90.9%9.1%5.1%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 24 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
154.3%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
31.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.78%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
42.9
English & maths grade 5+
52.3%
English & maths grade 4+
66.9%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Denton Community Academy against 25 similar schools

Explore in School DNA

Denton Community Academy is a secondary school in Tameside. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.