Academy converter · Tameside

Canon Johnson CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
227Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146716URN

Elgin Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 9DD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

54 applications for 30 places · 34th of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 24 May 2023Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Tameside median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.8; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Tameside median median 2.0
2023 2.1; Tameside median median 1.9
2022 2.6; Tameside median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Tameside median median 1.9
2020 3.2; Tameside median median 2.1
2019 2.5; Tameside median median 2.2
2018 2.7; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 3.5; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 3.8; Tameside median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 4.2; Tameside median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Tameside median

Dashed bars: as Canon Johnson CofE Primary School (URN 106243), 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	54	1.8	26	0.87
Sep 2025	29	53	1.8	27	0.93
Sep 2024	21	49	2.3	21	1.00
Sep 2023	29	61	2.1	23	0.79
Sep 2022	25	66	2.6	22	0.88
Sep 2021	30	63	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2020	30	95	3.2	26	0.87
Sep 2019	30	75	2.5	33	1.10
Sep 2018 *	30	80	2.7	27	0.90
Sep 2017 *	30	97	3.2	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	30	106	3.5	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	30	114	3.8	38	1.27
Sep 2014 *	30	126	4.2	51	1.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 62% · Maths 79% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%30th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	62%	3%	107	106
2023/24	63%	17%	108	107
2022/23	63%	4%	106	108

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

Canon Johnson CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Tameside

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Waterloo Primary School
0.7 km · Tameside

2026

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Tameside

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Canon Burrows CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Tameside

2026

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Heys Primary School
1.0 km · Tameside

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne
1.0 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Broadoak
1.1 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 65%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: 146716 · 357/3311
Trust: Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 227 on roll
Free school meals: 53.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2019
Replaced: Canon Johnson CofE Primary School (URN 106243)
Address: Elgin Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 9DD
Local authority: Tameside

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