Arundale Primary School, Hyde
Arundale Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Hyde, part of Victorious Academies Trust. It was 88% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Tameside (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Arundale Primary School in detail
Arundale Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Here at Arundale our vision is to be a nurturing community that supports aspirational individuals and promotes inspirational learning and critical thinking. Our school community is committed to providing a safe, secure and stimulating environment. W e value and promote shared and personal achievement, high standards and respect for the individual."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Arundale Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 106184), 62% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Arundale Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Arundale Primary School as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Arundale Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Arundale Primary School are Mottram CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 78% maths); Mottram CofE Primary School (0.5 miles); St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles); and Pinfold Primary School (0.6 miles).
Mottram CofE Primary SchoolMottram CofE Primary SchoolSt James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPinfold Primary School
The trust
Arundale Primary School is one of 15 schools run by Victorious Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
61.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Broadbottom Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lowry Grove (opposite), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Arundale Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Arundale Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2025. Before that, as Arundale Primary School (URN 106184), it was rated Good in February 2013.
At a Glance
61.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
25.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Arundale Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106184). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 73% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 73% to 79% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Arundale Primary School
Arundale Newsletter 02/10/2026
2 Oct 2026
Arundale Newsletter 25/09/2026
25 Sep 2026
Arundale Newsletter 18/09/2026
18 Sep 2026
Arundale Newsletter 11/09/2026
11 Sep 2026
Arundale Newsletter 04/09/2026
4 Sep 2026
Arundale Newsletter 24/07/2026
24 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Arundale Primary School.
- Kickstart Childcare (Mottram)740m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Arundale Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Arundale Primary School is in Tameside; for families living there:
Apply to Tameside for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 16 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Tameside is 12 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Arundale Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
185 pupils
210 places
25 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hyde
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hyde
Across Tameside council
Places available
3,050
Applications
2,451
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Tameside council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
20.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
203
Total Pupils
109
Boys
94
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
18.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,672
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,148
Per pupil
£1768k
Total funding
£180k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Absence at Arundale Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106184). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.8%
Overall absence
16.9%
Persistent absence
172
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Arundale Primary School
Questions parents ask about Arundale Primary School
Are there exam results for Arundale Primary School?
Arundale Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 106184), 62% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Arundale Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Arundale Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2025. Before that, as Arundale Primary School (URN 106184), it was rated Good in February 2013.
What is the catchment area for Arundale Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Arundale Primary School is oversubscribed, Tameside allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Arundale Primary School?
Arundale Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Arundale Primary School?
Classes at Arundale Primary School average 25.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Arundale Primary School?
Arundale Primary School has around 203 pupils on roll. 62% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Arundale Primary School?
Apply through Tameside's coordinated admissions process, naming Arundale Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Arundale Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Arundale Primary School: Kickstart Childcare (Mottram) (740m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Arundale Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 16 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Tameside is 12 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Arundale Primary School?
Arundale Primary School is at Lowry Grove, Mottram, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 6PW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)