Voluntary aided school · Tameside

Canon Burrows CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
431Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106249URN

Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 9ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

95 applications for 55 places · 41st of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

95 applications · 55 places offered · 53 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 2.3; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 2.9; Tameside median median 2.2
2015 2.8; Tameside median median 2.4
2014 3.0; 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	55	95	1.7	53	0.96
Sep 2025	53	92	1.7	48	0.91
Sep 2024	59	96	1.6	58	0.98
Sep 2023	60	108	1.8	67	1.12
Sep 2022	60	121	2.0	69	1.15
Sep 2021	55	104	1.9	54	0.98
Sep 2020	59	125	2.1	79	1.34
Sep 2019	60	134	2.2	73	1.22
Sep 2018	60	140	2.3	68	1.13
Sep 2017	60	127	2.1	76	1.27
Sep 2016	60	173	2.9	94	1.57
Sep 2015	60	168	2.8	83	1.38
Sep 2014	60	181	3.0	77	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 76% · Maths 71% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%25th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	64%	5%	105	103
2023/24	62%	3%	106	104
2022/23	68%	2%	105	104

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

Canon Burrows CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Waterloo Primary School
0.2 km · Tameside

2026

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Canon Johnson CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Broadoak
1.1 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Tameside

2026

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Tameside

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne
1.7 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Holden Clough Primary School
1.7 km · Tameside

2026

2.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106249 · 357/3319
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 431 on roll
Free school meals: 25.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 9ND
Local authority: Tameside

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