Godley Community Primary Academy
Primary schoolGodley Community Primary Academy is a primary school in Tameside, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 248 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
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 Godley Community Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Tameside and 62% in England.
9% 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 | 9% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- Endeavour Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Greenfield Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Arnfield Independent SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file860 m
- St George's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Flowery Field Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, November 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 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).