Audenshaw Primary School

About Audenshaw Primary School

Audenshaw Primary School is a state primary in Tameside that is currently running at full capacity, with 211 pupils against a school capacity of 210. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 13.3%, which is below the national average for primary schools and suggests a relatively mixed intake in terms of socio-economic background. Demand for places is notably high: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 90 applications for 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3 to 1. Of those, 33 families put it as their first preference, and all 30 first-preference offers were taken up. This level of competition is striking for a school that currently holds a Requires Improvement rating, and it suggests that local families value what the school offers despite its recent Ofsted judgement.

Academically, the school’s most recent Key Stage 2 results from 2023/24 paint a mixed picture. 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is above the Tameside local authority average of 62% and places the school 19th out of 57 primaries in the borough — comfortably in the top third. In reading, 79% met the expected standard and 28% reached the higher standard, while in maths 83% met the expected standard and 17% reached the higher standard. Writing was the weakest area, with 69% at expected and none at the higher level. The school’s national ranking for the combined measure places it in the top third of all primaries nationally. However, its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in October 2023 rated overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement, with behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management all judged to require improvement, while quality of education and early years provision were rated Good.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a gymnasium, library, playing fields, sensory room, sports hall, ICT suite and even a chapel, which is unusual for a non-religious community school. Sports provision is strong, with football, cricket, swimming, rounders, netball and cross country on offer, and there are clubs covering coding, drama, art, choir and book club. The school has a nursery provision and a comprehensive SEND offer, supporting children with specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, visual impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. Given the high demand for places, families considering Audenshaw should be prepared to apply early and list it as a first preference. It will suit parents who value a school that is academically above the local average and offers strong facilities and SEND support, but who are comfortable with a school that is still working through the improvements identified by Ofsted.

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