Ashton West End Primary Academy, Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton West End Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Ashton-under-Lyne. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 19 schools in Ashton-under-Lyne with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Tameside (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ashton West End Primary Academy in detail
Ashton West End Primary Academy in its own words
In its own words: "I hope it will give you a flavour of our wonderful academy. We are very proud of our school, our pupils, and their successes. We are a two-form entry primary academy: this means that we have two classes per year group. There are 15 classes with a total intake of 448 pupils (September 2023)."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Ashton West End Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Tameside and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 62% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Ashton West End Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 61 families put Ashton West End Primary Academy as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Ashton West End Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ashton West End Primary Academy are Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 83% maths); St Peter's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths); St Stephen's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles); and Lyndhurst Primary School (0.8 miles, 74% reading, 81% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ashton West End Primary Academy.
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolSt Peter's CofE Primary SchoolSt Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolLyndhurst Primary School
Who goes there
43.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 78% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (63%), Mixed (17%) and White British (10%).
In 2026, 41 pupils (9.5%) received SEN support and 27 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Ashton West End Primary Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink), about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is William Street (near), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ashton West End Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Ashton West End Primary Academy issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Ashton West End Primary Academy are Laurus Ryecroft (1.1 miles) and Audenshaw School (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from November 2013, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
43.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 62% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 63% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 55% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
28.9
KS2
15
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Ashton West End Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Tameside
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Ashton West End Primary Academy.
- Active Oxford Park790m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ashton West End Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ashton West End Primary Academy 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
- 32
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 3 serious and 27 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
401 pupils
420 places
19 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ashton-under-Lyne
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ashton-under-Lyne
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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
41
SEN Support
27
EHC Plans
15.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Ashton West End Primary Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
432
Total Pupils
227
Boys
205
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
21.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,215
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,830
Per pupil
£2747k
Total funding
£265k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
12.4%
Persistent absence
372
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
Ashton West End Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Ashton West End Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Ashton West End Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Ashton West End Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is Ashton West End Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ashton West End Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Ashton West End Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Ashton West End Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Tameside allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ashton West End Primary Academy?
Ashton West End Primary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Ashton West End Primary Academy?
Classes at Ashton West End Primary Academy average 27 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Ashton West End Primary Academy?
Ashton West End Primary Academy has around 432 pupils on roll. 43% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Ashton West End Primary Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Ashton West End Primary Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Ashton West End Primary Academy?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Ashton West End Primary Academy in 2024/25. 12.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ashton West End Primary Academy?
Apply through Tameside's coordinated admissions process, naming Ashton West End Primary Academy 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 Ashton West End Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ashton West End Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Ashton West End Primary Academy: Active Oxford Park (790m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Ashton West End Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 3 serious and 27 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 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 Ashton West End Primary Academy?
Ashton West End Primary Academy is at William Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL7 0BJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)