Voluntary controlled school · Tameside

St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield

3–11Ages
325Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106228URN

Westmorland Avenue, Dukinfield, SK16 5JA · 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

2.4per place

0.6 above Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

83 applications for 35 places · 10th of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 14 July 2026Published 20 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

14 July 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

83 applications · 35 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 2.4; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 2.7; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 2.8; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 2.8; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 2.9; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 2.9; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 3.2; Tameside median median 2.2
2015 3.2; Tameside median median 2.4
2014 3.3; Tameside median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Tameside median in 12 of 13 years.

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	35	83	2.4	34	0.97
Sep 2025	45	76	1.7	35	0.78
Sep 2024	37	90	2.4	35	0.95
Sep 2023	40	97	2.4	35	0.88
Sep 2022	43	85	2.0	43	1.00
Sep 2021	45	123	2.7	59	1.31
Sep 2020	45	126	2.8	57	1.27
Sep 2019	45	128	2.8	61	1.36
Sep 2018	45	132	2.9	60	1.33
Sep 2017	45	132	2.9	51	1.13
Sep 2016	45	146	3.2	57	1.27
Sep 2015	45	143	3.2	61	1.36
Sep 2014	45	150	3.3	58	1.29

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 83% · Maths 93% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%2nd of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard54%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	83%	15%	109	111
2023/24	87%	18%	111	109
2022/23	79%	9%	107	106

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

St John's CofE Primary School, DukinfieldThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Yew Tree Primary School
0.7 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Tameside

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Tameside

Not yet inspected
Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bradley Green Primary Academy
1.2 km · Tameside

Improved significantly2024

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision
1.3 km · Tameside

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Tameside

Good2023

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Ravensfield Primary School
1.4 km · Tameside

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.8applications 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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106228 · 357/3003
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 325 on roll
Free school meals: 22.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Westmorland Avenue, Dukinfield, SK16 5JA
Local authority: Tameside

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