Buckton Vale Primary School, Stalybridge
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Buckton Vale is a caring school where your child will thrive academically and personally. The school excels in mathematics and reading, and is particularly strong at supporting children who need extra help, including those with special needs. Your child will enjoy a calm, respectful environment with access to wonderful enrichment activities like music lessons, sports clubs, and exciting trips.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve significantly above the national average in mathematics and read well with strong phonics progress
- Leaders prioritize attendance, which is above the national average, and have created a calm environment where bullying is exceptionally rare
- Excellent support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, with recent improvements to match support to individual needs
- Strong curriculum design with ambitious and well-ordered learning from early years to Year 6
- Rich enrichment opportunities including music tuition, cultural trips, and adventurous visits
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils struggle with writing fluency and inconsistency in writing quality needs further attention
- Handwriting and spelling work is progressing but not always in line with leaders' expectations
- Staff occasionally miss pupils' mistakes and misconceptions quickly enough during lessons
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met, leaders fulfill their responsibilities effectively, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Musical theatre, sports clubs, music tuition, cultural trips, adventurous trips and visits
Buckton Vale Primary School is a well-led primary school where pupils achieve well, particularly in mathematics, and benefit from a calm, inclusive environment where safeguarding is taken seriously. The school has created an ambitious curriculum that builds knowledge securely from early years to Year 6, with strong support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.
At a Glance
26.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 78% to 86%. Maths has improved from 71% to 89%. Writing has improved from 64% to 73%.
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
25.2
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
64%
Available places
202 pupils
315 capacity
113 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stalybridge
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stalybridge
Admissions Demand - Tameside
Places available
3,065
Applications
2,347
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Tameside (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.49669%
Overall absence
3.125%
Persistent absence
192
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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