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Godley Community Primary Academy

4–11Ages
248Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142704URN

St John's Drive, Godley, Hyde, SK14 2QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

81 applications for 30 places · 3rd of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 · 13 June 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

81 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

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 3.1; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 3.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 3.3; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 3.5; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 3.7; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 3.5; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 3.9; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 4.1; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 4.9; Tameside median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.9; Tameside median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Tameside median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Tameside median

Dashed bars: as Godley Community Primary School (URN 106199), the previous school.

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	81	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2025	29	74	2.6	24	0.83
Sep 2024	30	80	2.7	42	1.40
Sep 2023	30	94	3.1	46	1.53
Sep 2022	30	116	3.9	47	1.57
Sep 2021	30	98	3.3	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	105	3.5	33	1.10
Sep 2019	30	110	3.7	39	1.30
Sep 2018	30	106	3.5	42	1.40
Sep 2017	30	118	3.9	46	1.53
Sep 2016 *	30	123	4.1	53	1.77
Sep 2015 *	30	148	4.9	53	1.77
Sep 2014 *	30	116	3.9	50	1.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%14th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Tameside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	9%	107	104
2023/24	83%	10%	108	108
2022/23	73%	3%	106	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

Godley Community Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Endeavour Primary Academy
0.5 km · Tameside

2026

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Tameside

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Greenfield Primary Academy
0.8 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St George's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Flowery Field Primary School
1.2 km · Tameside

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision
1.2 km · Tameside

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Bradley Green Primary Academy
1.4 km · Tameside

Improved significantly2024

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Discovery Academy
1.5 km · Tameside

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

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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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142704 · 357/2034
Trust: The Enquire Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 248 on roll
Free school meals: 16.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: Godley Community Primary School (URN 106199)
Address: St John's Drive, Godley, Hyde, SK14 2QB
Local authority: Tameside

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