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Dane Bank Primary School

Academy converter · Stockport · SK5 6QG

Ages 3–11 · 238 pupils · Tameside

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-03-10

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)65%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
177

Absence trend

2021/22

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

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
75
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
25
Offers to outside-LA applicants
12

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 fill99%

238 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
238
Boys / girls
130 / 108
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
238 / 240 (99%)
Free school meals
23%
FSM pupils
54
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
Academy trust
CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
Sponsor
Changing Lives in Collaboration
Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Lennon

Location

Address
Thornley Lane South, Reddish
Postcode
SK5 6QG
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Tameside
District
Stockport
Constituency
Gorton and Denton
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
10 on roll / 10 capacity

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 3–11, in Stockport, Tameside, 238 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 23%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Primary schools in Stockport
76
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK5
14
Primary in SK5
9
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.

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    • KS254%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM43.1%
    • Demand0.97

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    • KS268%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand0.93

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    • KS272%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM54.5%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM61.0%
    • Demand0.97

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    • Absence5.7%
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  • Abingdon Primary School

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    • KS242%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM45.0%
    • Demand0.94

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Lennon
Telephone
01613365896
Website
www.danebank.tameside.sch.uk/

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