Voluntary controlled school · Tameside

Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106229URN

Ladbrooke Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.9 above Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

41 applications for 15 places · 2nd of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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 19 May 2026Published 28 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
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		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
6 July 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Tameside median (1.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 15 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 2.6; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 2.6; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 3.1; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 2.6; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 2.8; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 2.8; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 2.2; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Tameside median median 2.2
2015 3.0; Tameside median median 2.4
2014 2.8; Tameside median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Tameside median in 13 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	15	41	2.7	12	0.80
Sep 2025	23	60	2.6	22	0.96
Sep 2024	23	62	2.7	23	1.00
Sep 2023	27	69	2.6	20	0.74
Sep 2022	20	61	3.1	17	0.85
Sep 2021	25	56	2.2	22	0.88
Sep 2020	30	79	2.6	32	1.07
Sep 2019	24	67	2.8	23	0.96
Sep 2018	20	56	2.8	14	0.70
Sep 2017	30	67	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	82	2.7	34	1.13
Sep 2015	30	91	3.0	39	1.30
Sep 2014	30	85	2.8	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 57% · Maths 53% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%52nd of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	47%	0%	103	102
2023/24	28%	0%	102	98
2022/23	40%	0%	102	99

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

Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne
0.3 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Tameside

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Heys Primary School
0.6 km · Tameside

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Broadoak
0.7 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ashton Sixth Form College
0.8 km · Tameside

Not yet inspected
Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne
0.9 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Canon Johnson CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Tameside

Good2023

2.2applications 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: 106229 · 357/3019
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 57.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ladbrooke Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8JS
Local authority: Tameside

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