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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 145706

Poplar Street Primary School

Academy converter · Manchester · M34 5EF

Ages 3–11 · 447 pupils · Tameside

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-09-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)53%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.5%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
368

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

51

Places offered

54

1st-preference offers

51

Total preferences (any rank)
106
Preferred offers (top 3)
54
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill101%

447 pupils · 443 places

Pupils on roll
447
Boys / girls
215 / 232
School capacity
443
Capacity fill
447 / 443 (101%)
Free school meals
38.8%
FSM pupils
167
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: VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Fletcher

Location

Address
Ravenwood Drive, Audenshaw
Postcode
M34 5EF
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Tameside, 447 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 38.8%.

Open schools in Manchester
415
Primary schools in Manchester
285
Academies among open schools in Manchester
40% (168)
Open schools in M34
18
Primary in M34
14
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.

  • Audenshaw Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M34 5NG · Tameside

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM13.4%
    • Demand1.20

    0.5 miles away

  • St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Ashton-under-Lyne · OL7 0NB · Tameside

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM51.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Manchester · M34 3LQ · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM38.4%
    • Demand0.90

    0.7 miles away

  • St Anne's Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M34 3DY · Tameside

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM23.3%

    1.0 miles away

  • Ravensfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Dukinfield · SK16 4JG · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM42.2%

    1.0 miles away

  • Aldwyn Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M34 5SF · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM25.5%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

  • Ashton West End Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ashton-under-Lyne · OL7 0BJ · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM43.3%
    • Demand0.98

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Fletcher
Telephone
01613364134

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