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Livingstone Primary School

Community school · Ashton-under-Lyne · OL5 0AP

Ages 3–11 · 218 pupils · Tameside

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2022-05-12

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
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
170

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
61
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill91%

218 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
218
Boys / girls
97 / 121
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
218 / 240 (91%)
Free school meals
21.1%
FSM pupils
44
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
Miss Rebecca Willard

Location

Address
Valeside, Mossley
Postcode
OL5 0AP
Town
Ashton-under-Lyne
County
Lancashire
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, 218 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 21.1%.

Open schools in Ashton-under-Lyne
26
Primary schools in Ashton-under-Lyne
20
Academies among open schools in Ashton-under-Lyne
54% (14)
Open schools in OL5
7
Primary in OL5
5
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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  • St Joseph's RC Primary School

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

    0.2 miles away

  • St George's CofE Primary School

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

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  • Milton St John's CofE Primary School

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

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  • Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

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

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  • Buckton Vale Primary School

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

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

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  • Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM48.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Arlies Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

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

    1.3 miles away

  • Millbrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • FSM34.4%

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Rebecca Willard
Telephone
01457832495
Website
www.livingstone.tameside.sch.uk/

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