# Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne

Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne is a primary school in Tameside, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 212 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E146703. [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 212
- Council: Tameside
- URN: 146703

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Tameside and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 63% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Tameside College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tameside-college-e130516): 210 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The Heys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heys-primary-school-e106201): 310 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e147916): 460 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-mount-carmel-rc-primary-school-ashton-under-lyne-e131285): 560 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Stansfield House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stansfield-house-e151670): 650 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Ashton Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-sixth-form-college-e146816): 700 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146703)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146703)

## How to cite

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