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Buckton Vale Primary School

Community school · Stalybridge · SK15 3NU

Ages 4–11 · 268 pupils · Tameside

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Absence

Academic year 2021/22. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
239

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2022/23 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
59
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (20 Jan 2022).

Capacity fill85%

268 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
268
Boys / girls
137 / 131
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
268 / 315 (85%)
Free school meals
16.4%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Deborah Brown

Location

Address
Swallow Lane, Carrbrook
Postcode
SK15 3NU
Town
Stalybridge
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Tameside
District
Tameside
Constituency
Stalybridge and Hyde
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stalybridge, Tameside, 268 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.4%.

Open schools in Stalybridge
15
Primary schools in Stalybridge
11
Academies among open schools in Stalybridge
53% (8)
Open schools in SK15
16
Primary in SK15
11
Open schools in Tameside LA
110
Primary in Tameside LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in StalybridgeNear SK15

  • Buckton Vale Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stalybridge · SK15 3NU · Tameside

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM26.2%
    • Demand0.92

    0.0 miles away

  • Millbrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stalybridge · SK15 3JX · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM34.4%

    0.6 miles away

  • Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Ashton-under-Lyne · OL5 9DR · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM24.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • St Raphael's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Stalybridge · SK15 3JL · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS292%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Livingstone Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ashton-under-Lyne · OL5 0AP · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM21.1%
    • Demand1.07

    1.1 miles away

  • St Joseph's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Ashton-under-Lyne · OL5 0ES · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM21.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Milton St John's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Ashton-under-Lyne · OL5 0BN · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM18.8%
    • Demand0.95

    1.2 miles away

  • St George's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ashton-Under-Lyne · OL5 0HT · Tameside

    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM38.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Deborah Brown

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