St James' Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Ashton-under-Lyne · OL6 9HU · Tameside
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM57.1%
0.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 106201
The Heys Primary School
Community school · Ashton-under-Lyne · OL6 9NS
Ages 3–11 · 226 pupils · Tameside
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
43%
Overall absence
5.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-02-06
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)43%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 107.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.5%
Unauthorised2.3%
- Authorised absence
- 3.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 186
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill108%
226 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- Boys / girls
- 122 / 104
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 226 / 210 (108%)
- Free school meals
- 47.5%
- FSM pupils
- 97
- 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 Lyndsay Davison
Location
- Address
- Whiteacre Road
- Postcode
- OL6 9NS
- Town
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- County
- Greater 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 Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, 226 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 47.5%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Ashton-under-Lyne · OL6 9JJ · Tameside
Ages 3–11
- KS240%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM25.7%
0.2 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Ashton-under-Lyne · OL6 6NN · Tameside
Ages 3–11
- KS259%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM39.1%
0.2 miles away
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Ashton-under-Lyne · OL6 8JS · Tameside
Ages 4–11
- KS240%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM57.8%
0.3 miles away
Canon Johnson CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ashton-under-Lyne · OL7 9DD · Tameside
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM53.3%
0.6 miles away
Lyndhurst Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Dukinfield · SK16 4JS · Tameside
Ages 3–11
- Absence5.9%
- FSM61.6%
0.7 miles away
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Ashton-under-Lyne · OL6 7DU · Tameside
Ages 3–11
- KS254%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM68.3%
0.7 miles away
Oasis Academy Broadoak
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy converter · Primary
Ashton-under-Lyne · OL6 8QG · Tameside
Ages 3–11
- KS255%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM65.2%
0.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Lyndsay Davison
- Telephone
- 01613301847