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Fairfield Road Primary School

Community school · Manchester · M43 6AF

Ages 3–11 · 434 pupils · Tameside

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

4.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-24

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)73%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.2%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
362

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

434 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
434
Boys / girls
218 / 216
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
434 / 472 (92%)
Free school meals
29.5%
FSM pupils
124
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Alec Stephenson

Location

Address
Grove Street, Droylsden
Postcode
M43 6AF
Town
Manchester
Local authority
Tameside
District
Tameside
Constituency
Ashton-under-Lyne
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Tameside, 434 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 29.5%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M43
9
Primary in M43
6
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 ManchesterNear M43

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Alec Stephenson
Telephone
01613703625
Website
http://www.fairfieldroad.tameside.sch.uk/

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