St Damian's RC Science College
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Voluntary aided school in Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH, taking ages 11 to 16, 829 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at St Damian's RC Science College lived 4.223 miles away, according to Tameside. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 4.223 miles, the distance the school admitted from in varies. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 829 pupils in 825 places (100% full) |
| Local authority | Tameside |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Attainment 8 | 55.1 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.24 |
| 2022/23 | +0.50 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to St Damian's RC Science College
| Girls and boys | 52.8% girls, 47.2% boys |
| English as an additional language | 21.1% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 25.9% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where St Damian's RC Science College's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 5.7% |
| Sixth-form college | 48.3% |
| Further education college | 35.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3% |
| Employment | 2.9% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 4.0% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
What it costs to live within reach of St Damian's RC Science College
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 4.223 miles the school admitted from in varies, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is OL1 at £131,000; the dearest, M43, £213,500. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| OL1 | Oldham | 3.1 mi | £131,000 55 sales |
| OL6 | Tameside | 1.1 mi | £150,000 96 sales |
| OL8 | Oldham | 2.0 mi | £150,000 98 sales |
| SK15 | Tameside | 2.0 mi | £160,000 151 sales |
| OL9 | Oldham | 3.5 mi | £172,000 88 sales |
| OL7 | Tameside | 1.8 mi | £179,100 36 sales |
| M35 | Oldham | 3.2 mi | £180,000 107 sales |
| M34 | Tameside | 4.0 mi | £180,000 72 sales |
| OL5 | Tameside | 1.7 mi | £185,000 97 sales |
| SK16 | Tameside | 2.4 mi | £200,000 101 sales |
| OL4 | Oldham | 2.3 mi | £210,000 110 sales |
| M43 | Tameside | 3.5 mi | £213,500 75 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
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Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for St Damian's RC Science College?
St Damian's RC Science College does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in varies lived 4.223 miles away, per Tameside.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St Damian's RC Science College?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 4.223 miles was enough in varies, and at 100% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near St Damian's RC Science College guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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Admission distance published by Tameside. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.