Rayner Stephens High School
Academy sponsor led in Dukinfield, Tameside.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 635 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 831 |
| Free school meals | 47.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | STAMFORD PARK TRUST |
| Local authority | Tameside |
| Address | Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5BL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.raynerstephens.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01613382374 |
| URN | 148430 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 21 April 2026, published 22 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 September 2023, published 8 November 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- All Saints Catholic College (secondary school, about 0.4 km)
- Hyde High School (secondary school, about 1.3 km)
- West Hill School (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- Dixons Pennine Academy (secondary school, about 2.9 km)
- Alder Community High School (secondary school, about 3.1 km)
- Audenshaw School (secondary school, about 3.2 km)
- St Thomas More RC College (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- Denton Community Academy (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.