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Buckton Vale Primary School

Academy converter · Stalybridge · SK15 3NU

Ages 4–11 · 202 pupils · Tameside

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

3.9%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-01-13

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.7%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
2.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
213

Absence trend

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 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

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

23

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
54
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill64%

202 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
202
Boys / girls
105 / 97
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
202 / 315 (64%)
Free school meals
26.2%
FSM pupils
53
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Kelly Quinn

Location

Address
Swallow Lane, Carrbrook
Postcode
SK15 3NU
Town
Stalybridge
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Tameside
District
Tameside
Constituency
Stalybridge and Hyde
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stalybridge, Tameside, 202 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 26.2%.

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

  • Millbrook Primary School

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    • FSM34.4%

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  • Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School

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

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  • St Raphael's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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

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  • Livingstone Primary School

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

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  • St Joseph's RC Primary School

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

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  • Milton St John's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

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

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  • 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

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  • Arlies Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM37.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kelly Quinn
Telephone
01457833102
Website
www.bucktonvale.org.uk/

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