Dowson Primary Academy
Primary schoolDowson Primary Academy is a primary school in Tameside, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 477 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 21 July 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Dowson Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Tameside and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023510 m
- Greenfield Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Alder Community High SchoolSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)840 m
- St George's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Endeavour Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Arnfield Independent SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Tameside
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).