Community school · Tameside

Fairfield Road Primary School

3–11Ages
434Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106207URN

Grove Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

105 applications for 59 places · 37th of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

24 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
22 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Tameside median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

105 applications · 59 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 1.8; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 1.9; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Tameside median median 2.2
2015 1.9; Tameside median median 2.4
2014 1.5; Tameside median median 2.7

This school
Tameside median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	105	1.8	51	0.86
Sep 2025	51	92	1.8	49	0.96
Sep 2024	50	103	2.1	44	0.88
Sep 2023	60	109	1.8	59	0.98
Sep 2022	60	113	1.9	58	0.97
Sep 2021	59	113	1.9	63	1.07
Sep 2020	60	116	1.9	52	0.87
Sep 2019	61	119	2.0	58	0.95
Sep 2018	60	113	1.9	57	0.95
Sep 2017	61	128	2.1	76	1.25
Sep 2016	60	117	2.0	59	0.98
Sep 2015	60	113	1.9	53	0.88
Sep 2014	60	91	1.5	47	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 71% · Maths 85% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%14th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Tameside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	14%	108	107
2023/24	75%	5%	108	108
2022/23	73%	11%	106	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Fairfield Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Manchester Road Primary Academy
0.6 km · Tameside

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.7applications per place
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Tameside

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Clement's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Moorside Primary School
1.0 km · Tameside

Good2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Tameside

Good2022

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Greenside Primary School
1.1 km · Tameside

Good2023

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Higher Openshaw Community School
1.1 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106207 · 357/2045
Capacity: 472 pupils · 434 on roll
Free school meals: 29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Grove Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AF
Local authority: Tameside

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources