Safe Start School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
1, 2, 4 & 5 Henry Square Chambers, Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL6 7STOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Safe Start School is a secondary school in Tameside for ages 11 to 19. It is one of the 109 schools in Tameside. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in January 2025.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 3 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
10 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
27 pupils on roll, with places for 38
Schools near Safe Start School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Sixth Form College | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| All Saints Catholic College | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Attainment 8: 37.5 |
| Laurus Ryecroft | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 51.6 |
| West Hill School | 1 mile | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Attainment 8: 43.5 |
| Audenshaw School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 45.5 |
School details
- School type
- Other independent school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Ms Kate Collins
- Phone
- 01615235444
- Address
- 1, 2, 4 & 5 Henry Square Chambers, Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL6 7ST
- Local authority
- Tameside
- URN
- 147859
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.