Best primary schools in Tameside
59 of 76 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Tameside schools · secondary schools
Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.
- 63 of 76 rated Good or Outstanding
- 8 oversubscribed on first preference
- 10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Met expected standard (RWM): 62.0% (best 90.0%)
| # | School | Met expected standard (RWM) | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton St John's CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne | 90.0% | Good | about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield Dukinfield | 83.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 3 | St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Stalybridge | 80.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 4 | Bradley Green Primary Academy Hyde | 79.0% | Good | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | Livingstone Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne | 79.0% | Good | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 6 | Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery Dukinfield hidden gem | 77.0% | Good | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge Stalybridge | 76.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Stalybridge | 76.0% | Good | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 9 | Flowery Field Primary School Hyde | 75.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 10 | Holden Clough Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne | 74.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.36 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | Aldwyn Primary School Manchester | 72.0% | Good | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 12 | Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired Base Tameside | 72.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 13 | Buckton Vale Primary School Stalybridge | 70.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 14 | Dowson Primary Academy Hyde | 69.0% | Good | about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 15 | Fairfield Road Primary School Manchester | 69.0% | Not judged | about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 16 | Godley Community Primary Academy Hyde | 69.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 17 | Lyndhurst Primary School Dukinfield | 68.0% | Requires improvement | about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 18 | St James' Church of England Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne | 68.0% | Good | about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 19 | Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne | 67.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.19 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 20 | Inspire Academy Tameside | 67.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 21 | St Mary's CofE Primary School Manchester | 66.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 22 | St Peter's CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne | 66.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 23 | Oasis Academy Broadoak Ashton-under-Lyne | 65.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 24 | Stalyhill Junior School Stalybridge | 65.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 25 | Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne | 64.0% | Good declining | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 26 | Endeavour Primary Academy Hyde hidden gem | 64.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 27 | Ashton West End Primary Academy Ashton-under-Lyne | 63.0% | Good | about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 28 | Audenshaw Primary School Manchester | 63.0% | Requires improvement declining | about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 29 | Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne hidden gem | 63.0% | Good | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 30 | Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne hidden gem | 62.0% | Good | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 31 | Greenside Primary School Manchester | 62.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 32 | St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester | 62.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 33 | Denton West End Primary School Manchester hidden gem | 61.0% | Good | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 34 | The Heys Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne | 61.0% | Good declining | about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 35 | Discovery Academy Hyde hidden gem | 60.0% | Good | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 36 | Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School Stalybridge | 60.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 37 | Poplar Street Primary School Manchester | 60.0% | Good | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 38 | Manchester Road Primary Academy Manchester | 59.0% | Good improving | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 39 | Moorside Primary School Manchester | 58.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 40 | St Joseph's RC Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne | 58.0% | Good declining | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 41 | Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne | 57.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 42 | St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Hyde hidden gem | 57.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 43 | Wild Bank Primary School Stalybridge | 57.0% | Requires improvement | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 44 | Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne | 54.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 45 | Russell Scott Primary School Manchester | 54.0% | Good | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 46 | Manor Green Primary Academy Manchester | 53.0% | Requires improvement | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 47 | Dane Bank Primary School Stockport | 52.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 48 | Dixons Silver Springs Primary Stalybridge | 52.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 49 | St George's CofE Primary School Hyde | 52.0% | Good | about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 50 | St George's CofE Primary School Ashton-Under-Lyne | 50.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 51 | Waterloo Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne hidden gem | 49.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 52 | Yew Tree Primary School Dukinfield | 48.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 53 | Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Ashton-under-Lyne hidden gem | 47.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 54 | Greenfield Primary Academy Cheshire | 46.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 55 | St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Dukinfield | 45.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.23 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 56 | Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy Ashton-under-Lyne | 39.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 57 | Arlies Primary School Stalybridge | 37.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 58 | St Mary's RC Primary School Manchester | 36.0% | Not judged | oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 59 | Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision Hyde | 33.0% | Not judged | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
Also in Tameside
17 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Tameside, not a fairer one.
- Arundale Primary School Ofsted: Good
- Broadbottom Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Good
- Corrie Primary School Ofsted: Good
- Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
- Greswell Primary School and Nursery Ofsted: Good
- Hollingworth Primary School
- Millbrook Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding
- Mottram CofE Primary School
- Pinfold Primary School Ofsted: Good
- Ravensfield Primary School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
- St Anne's Primary School
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Good
- St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Ofsted: Good
- St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton Ofsted: Good
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School Ofsted: Not judged
- Stalyhill Infant School Ofsted: Good
Applying in Tameside
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
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