Academy converter · Tameside

Poplar Street Primary School

3–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145706URN

Ravenwood Drive, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 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

89 applications for 59 places · 55th of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%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 · 21 September 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

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

89 applications · 59 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 1.5; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 1.5; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 1.7; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Tameside median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Tameside median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Tameside median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Tameside median

Dashed bars: as Poplar Street Primary School (URN 106204), 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	59	89	1.5	58	0.98
Sep 2025	54	97	1.8	52	0.96
Sep 2024	54	106	2.0	51	0.94
Sep 2023	58	93	1.6	54	0.93
Sep 2022	59	96	1.6	55	0.93
Sep 2021	60	92	1.5	55	0.92
Sep 2020	54	86	1.6	44	0.81
Sep 2019	45	81	1.8	33	0.73
Sep 2018 *	46	77	1.7	43	0.93
Sep 2017 *	52	100	1.9	47	0.90
Sep 2016 *	53	93	1.8	39	0.74
Sep 2015 *	50	81	1.6	47	0.94
Sep 2014 *	60	133	2.2	65	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 65% · Maths 70% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%35th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

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	60%	3%	103	103
2023/24	53%	0%	104	102
2022/23	44%	0%	102	102

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

Poplar Street Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Tameside

Graded · no overall grade2024
Audenshaw Primary School
0.8 km · Tameside

2026

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Russell Scott Primary School
1.1 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Primary School
1.6 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Ravensfield Primary School
1.6 km · Tameside

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.8applications per place
Aldwyn Primary School
1.6 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ashton West End Primary Academy
1.7 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 63%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: 145706 · 357/2040
Trust: Victorious Academies Trust
Capacity: 443 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 38.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Poplar Street Primary School (URN 106204)
Address: Ravenwood Drive, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5EF
Local authority: Tameside

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