Community school · Tameside

Livingstone Primary School

3–11Ages
218Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106210URN

Valeside, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

52 applications for 23 places · 15th of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 July 2026Published 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

21 July 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
17 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Tameside median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

52 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 2.3; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 2.0; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 2.4; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 2.5; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 2.4; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Tameside median median 2.2
2015 2.4; Tameside median median 2.4
2014 2.8; 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	23	52	2.3	22	0.96
Sep 2025	24	52	2.2	24	1.00
Sep 2024	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	61	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2022	29	67	2.3	30	1.03
Sep 2021	30	67	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2020	27	56	2.1	27	1.00
Sep 2019	30	72	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2018	29	72	2.5	30	1.03
Sep 2017	23	55	2.4	18	0.78
Sep 2016	20	54	2.7	21	1.05
Sep 2015	20	47	2.4	21	1.05
Sep 2014	20	56	2.8	16	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 83% · Maths 100% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%4th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	79%	7%	109	110
2023/24	65%	0%	106	107
2022/23	72%	7%	109	107

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

Livingstone Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School
0.3 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St George's CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Tameside

2026

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Milton St John's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Buckton Vale Primary School
1.7 km · Tameside

2026

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy
1.9 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Arlies Primary School
2.1 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Primary School
2.1 km · Tameside

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106210 · 357/2051
Capacity: 240 pupils · 218 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Valeside, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0AP
Local authority: Tameside

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources