Denton Community College
| Type | Community Secondary |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Greg Rule |
| Location |
Taylor Lane Denton Greater Manchester M343NG England 53°27′34″N 2°07′19″W / 53.4595°N 2.1219°WCoordinates: 53°27′34″N 2°07′19″W / 53.4595°N 2.1219°W |
| Local authority | Tameside |
| DfE URN | 135122 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1046 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website |
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Denton Community College is a comprehensive, inclusive 1,350 place school in the UK for boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 16. The school is located at Taylor Lane, Denton, Tameside, Greater Manchester, M34 3PB. School has been rated as good by ofsted as of March 2018. This school has the worst pass rate in computing across Manchester as awarded by Manchester City council
History
The school opened on September 1, 2010 with a new £24 million building being built on the Egerton Park site, delivered through the borough's £300m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project. The school is a merger of two other schools in the area that closed on August 31, 2010: Egerton Park Arts College and Two Trees Sports College. The school operated on two sites until on 10 January 2012 when the new school building opened to students.
Academic performance
Like all except two schools in Tameside LEA, it has no sixth form.