Admission Arrangements

The school follows the Local Authority policy for admissions for 11-16 students. For further information on Secondary admissions in Tameside, please visit the Tameside Council website (Link Below), where you will find links to useful information, including the appeals process. The published admission number for September 2026 is 210.

National offer day is 2nd March 2026. On this day, you will be informed by email from Tameside School Admissions which school your child has been allocated to. You will receive a letter from school shortly after this date confirming your child’s place. If you choose to refuse the place offered at Hyde, you should notify the school straight away. You will continue to receive information from us until Tameside School Admissions have confirmed to us that your child has been offered a place at an alternative school. If your child has not been offered their chosen school, you can appeal this decision via the Local Authorities Website

The closing date for appeals is March 30th 2026.

Admissions Policy for 2026 to 2027

The link below will take you to the Admissions Policy for 2026 to 2027:

Proposed Admissions Policy for 2027 to 2028

The School is currently consulting on the admission arrangements for 2027 to 2028. The link below will take you to the Consultation Document which outlines the proposed changes:    

The link below will take you to the proposed Admissions Policy for 2027 to 2028: