Schools in Tameside

87 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Tameside

Primary

• Offered their first choice 95.4%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.7% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 98.7%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 2,451

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,050 places for 2,451 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 86.7%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 87.6% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 95.5%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 2,719

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 86.7% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 95.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 87.6%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,293 places for 2,719 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Tameside by first preferences per place
• Schools in M34 (16)
• Schools in M43 (9)
• Schools in OL5 (6)
• Schools in OL6 (13)
• Schools in OL7 (5)
• Schools in SK14 (17)
• Schools in SK15 (12)
• Schools in SK16 (8)
• Schools in SK5 (10)
• What data we hold