Peak Forest

Special
Independent
Ages 11 to 16

Ofsted: Requires improvement

First Steps Together, Stockport Road, Hyde, SK14 3QFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Peak Forest is a special school in Hyde for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 109 schools in Tameside. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in October 2024.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 17 December 2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Safeguarding: Met

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Pupil numbers and mix

25 pupils on roll, with places for 32

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Peak Forest

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Hawthorns School	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	0% met the expected standard
Brambles School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Arnfield Independent School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Cromwell High School	2 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	Not published
Thomas Ashton School	3 miles	Ofsted: Inadequate	Not published

School details

School type: Other independent special school
Sector: Independent
Age range: 11 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Donnelly
Phone: 03301180974
Website: firststepseducation.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: First Steps Together, Stockport Road, Hyde, SK14 3QF
Local authority: Tameside
URN: 150682

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.