Voluntary controlled school · Tameside

Milton St John's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106234URN

Mill Lane, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

48 applications for 30 places · 51st of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

25 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 November 2012
Graded inspection: 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

48 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 2.5; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 2.6; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 2.6; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 3.1; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Tameside median median 2.2
2015 3.1; Tameside median median 2.4
2014 3.1; 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	30	48	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2025	26	55	2.1	26	1.00
Sep 2024	19	50	2.6	18	0.95
Sep 2023	29	56	1.9	27	0.93
Sep 2022	30	74	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2021	29	63	2.2	28	0.97
Sep 2020	30	67	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	78	2.6	37	1.23
Sep 2018	30	77	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2017	30	92	3.1	44	1.47
Sep 2016	42	92	2.2	40	0.95
Sep 2015	30	93	3.1	49	1.63
Sep 2014	30	93	3.1	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 93% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%1st of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	90%	7%	108	109
2023/24	77%	0%	106	106
2022/23	63%	10%	106	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

Milton St John's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School
0.5 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

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

2026

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Livingstone Primary School
0.8 km · Tameside

2026

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Friezland Primary School
1.6 km · Oldham

Some aspects not as strong2025

5.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Agnes CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Buckton Vale Primary School
1.9 km · Tameside

2026

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School
2.0 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106234 · 357/3026
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mill Lane, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0BN
Local authority: Tameside

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