Voluntary aided school · Tameside

Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne

3–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
131285URN

Holden Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JJ · 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

1.9per place

close to Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

58 applications for 30 places · 24th of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 7 July 2026Published 15 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
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

7 July 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
21 June 2022
Graded inspection: 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Tameside median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 2.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 2.8; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 2.5; Tameside median median 2.2
2015 2.8; Tameside median median 2.4
2014 3.3; 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	58	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2025	25	61	2.4	22	0.88
Sep 2024	30	60	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2023	27	52	1.9	24	0.89
Sep 2022	28	68	2.4	20	0.71
Sep 2021	18	53	2.9	17	0.94
Sep 2020	30	71	2.4	28	0.93
Sep 2019	26	57	2.2	25	0.96
Sep 2018	24	67	2.8	20	0.83
Sep 2017	29	67	2.3	23	0.79
Sep 2016	30	76	2.5	25	0.83
Sep 2015	30	85	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	98	3.3	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 57% · Maths 71% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%40th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	57%	0%	105	104
2023/24	47%	0%	103	104
2022/23	40%	0%	104	103

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

Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-LyneThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The Heys Primary School
0.3 km · Tameside

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Tameside

2026

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

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne
0.6 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ashton Sixth Form College
0.6 km · Tameside

Not yet inspected
Oasis Academy Broadoak
1.0 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Canon Johnson CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Tameside

Good2023

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

Good2023

1.8applications per place 67%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: 131285 · 357/3331
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 25.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1997
Address: Holden Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JJ
Local authority: Tameside

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