Academy sponsor led · Tameside

Dixons Silver Springs Primary

3–11Ages
427Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137951URN

School Crescent, Stalybridge, SK15 1EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

64 applications for 43 places · 58th of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 · 5 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Tameside median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

64 applications · 43 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 1.5; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 1.3; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 1.2; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 1.3; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 1.5; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 1.4; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 1.4; Tameside median median 2.2
2015 1.2; Tameside median median 2.4
2014 1.2; Tameside median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Tameside median in 0 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	43	64	1.5	43	1.00
Sep 2025	37	46	1.2	35	0.95
Sep 2024	42	62	1.5	41	0.98
Sep 2023	33	44	1.3	33	1.00
Sep 2022	38	51	1.3	38	1.00
Sep 2021	37	46	1.2	36	0.97
Sep 2020	37	49	1.3	36	0.97
Sep 2019	58	75	1.3	58	1.00
Sep 2018	44	66	1.5	44	1.00
Sep 2017	47	65	1.4	42	0.89
Sep 2016	44	61	1.4	39	0.89
Sep 2015	57	70	1.2	49	0.86
Sep 2014	41	50	1.2	40	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 75% · Maths 72% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%46th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	52%	5%	101	102
2023/24	71%	10%	105	105
2022/23	42%	0%	102	101

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

Dixons Silver Springs PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Arlies Primary School
0.7 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Inspire Academy
0.8 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ashton Sixth Form College
0.9 km · Tameside

Not yet inspected
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy
1.2 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Tameside

Not yet inspected
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge
1.2 km · Tameside

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Tameside

Good2023

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne
1.5 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 57%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137951 · 357/2000
Trust: Dixons Academies Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 427 on roll
Free school meals: 51.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Ridge Hill Primary School and Nursery (URN 106187)
Address: School Crescent, Stalybridge, SK15 1EA
Local authority: Tameside

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