Greenside Primary School, Manchester
Greenside Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Manchester, part of Victorious Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 130th-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- 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
Greenside Primary School in detail
Greenside Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £3.50 per session.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Greenside Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Tameside and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 66% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Greenside Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Greenside Primary School as their first choice and 110 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Greenside Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Greenside Primary School are St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles, 85% reading, 77% maths); Manchester Road Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths); Moorside Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 75% maths); and St Mary's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths).
Greenside Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyManchester Road Primary AcademyMoorside Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School
The trust
Greenside 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
36.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%), Mixed (8%) and Asian (6%).
In 2026, 145 pupils (32.5%) received SEN support and 53 (11.9%) 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.
Greenside Primary School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 22 places, 22 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink), about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springfield Road (opposite), 170 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Greenside Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Greenside Primary School are Droylsden Academy (0.3 miles), Fairfield High School for Girls (0.8 miles) and Laurus Ryecroft (0.9 miles).
Droylsden AcademyFairfield High School for GirlsLaurus Ryecroft
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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); DfE exclusions statistics
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
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
36.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SpLD, Speech and language, Autism +5
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 65% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 74% to 79% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.1
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
26.6
KS2
17
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Greenside Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Greenside Primary School.
- funtasia Kids Clubs- st Stephens280m away · Not yet graded
- LSC @ St Marys Church Of England Primary School880m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Greenside Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Greenside 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Greenside Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
423 pupils
420 places
3 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
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
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
145
SEN Support
53
EHC Plans
44.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Greenside Primary School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 22 places, 22 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
446
Total Pupils
229
Boys
217
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
19.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,617
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,589
Per pupil
£2709k
Total funding
£217k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
14.9%
Persistent absence
375
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
Greenside Primary School
Questions parents ask about Greenside Primary School
What are SATs results like at Greenside Primary School?
Of the pupils at Greenside Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Greenside Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Greenside Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023.
What is the catchment area for Greenside Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Greenside 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 Greenside Primary School?
Greenside Primary School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Greenside Primary School?
Classes at Greenside Primary School average 26.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Greenside Primary School?
Greenside Primary School has around 446 pupils on roll. 36% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Greenside Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Greenside Primary School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 22 places, 22 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Greenside Primary School?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Greenside Primary School in 2024/25. 14.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Greenside Primary School?
Apply through Tameside's coordinated admissions process, naming Greenside 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 Greenside Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Greenside Primary School: funtasia Kids Clubs- st Stephens (280m away, registered, not yet graded) and LSC @ St Marys Church Of England Primary School (880m 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 Greenside Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 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 Greenside Primary School?
Greenside Primary School is at Greenside Lane, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7RA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)