Mottram CofE Primary School

About Mottram CofE Primary School

Mottram CofE Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a significant step up from its previous Requires Improvement judgement. The single most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined score: 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. That figure is well above the Tameside local authority average of 62% and places the school 4th out of 57 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 10% locally. In reading, every single pupil reached the expected standard, with 42% achieving a higher standard. Maths also performed strongly, with 95% at the expected level and 37% reaching the higher standard. The school’s overall ranking score of 84 places it in the top 10% nationally among state primaries.

Looking more closely at the breakdown, Mottram’s average reading score of 109 and maths score of 107 both exceed the national average. Writing was slightly lower, with 84% at the expected standard and 21% at the higher standard. The school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections, with leadership and management also judged Good. The previous inspection in 2012 rated the school as Requires Improvement overall, so the trajectory is clearly upward. The ungraded inspection in September 2022 confirmed that the school remains Good. With 128 pupils on roll against a capacity of 140, the school is not at full capacity but is oversubscribed for Reception places: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 35 applications for 11 places, with 11 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.18.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including playing fields, a sensory room, art studios, a forest school, an ICT suite, music rooms, an outdoor playground, a library and a chapel. Sports provision includes gymnastics, tennis, dance, athletics, rounders and netball, while clubs cover gardening, science, art and coding. SEND provisions are well-documented, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is a Church of England primary in Tameside, with headteacher Elizabeth Crosby. Given its strong academic outcomes relative to the local authority, its oversubscribed status and its range of facilities, Mottram is a good fit for families who prioritise academic attainment within a supportive, faith-based primary setting.

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