Inspire Academy
Primary schoolInspire Academy is a primary school in Tameside, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 435 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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, 67% of pupils at Inspire Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Tameside and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 67% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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- Rosehill Methodist Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Arlies Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Ashton Sixth Form CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file730 m
- Dixons Silver Springs PrimaryPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed880 m
- Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file900 m
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).