Academy converter · Tameside

Dowson Primary Academy

3–11Ages
477Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143377URN

Marlborough Road, Hyde, SK14 5HU · 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

2.1per place

0.3 above Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

124 applications for 58 places · 20th 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

Report card · inspected 21 July 2026Published 15 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

21 July 2026
Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
11 October 2022
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

124 applications · 58 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 2.1; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 2.4; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 2.4; Tameside median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 2.4; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Tameside median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.7; 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 Dowson Primary School (URN 106198), 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	58	124	2.1	65	1.12
Sep 2025	60	127	2.1	77	1.28
Sep 2024	60	128	2.1	77	1.28
Sep 2023	60	116	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2022	59	121	2.1	72	1.22
Sep 2021	60	126	2.1	61	1.02
Sep 2020	60	137	2.3	86	1.43
Sep 2019	59	141	2.4	78	1.32
Sep 2018	60	146	2.4	74	1.23
Sep 2017	60	136	2.3	77	1.28
Sep 2016 *	60	145	2.4	65	1.08
Sep 2015 *	60	148	2.5	83	1.38
Sep 2014 *	60	161	2.7	80	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 75% · Maths 79% → 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 standard79%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	69%	5%	105	103
2023/24	63%	5%	106	106
2022/23	60%	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

Dowson Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023
Greenfield Primary Academy
0.8 km · Tameside

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Endeavour Primary Academy
1.1 km · Tameside

2026

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton
1.5 km · Tameside

Good2022

1.7applications per place
Godley Community Primary Academy
1.6 km · Tameside

Good2023

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Woodley Primary School
1.7 km · Stockport

2026

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Greave Primary School
1.9 km · Stockport

2026

3.5applications per place 62%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143377 · 357/2033
Trust: The Enquire Learning Trust
Capacity: 475 pupils · 477 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Dowson Primary School (URN 106198)
Address: Marlborough Road, Hyde, SK14 5HU
Local authority: Tameside

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