Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Ashton-under-Lyne. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 19 schools in Ashton-under-Lyne with published results, and 5,545th of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- 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
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School in detail
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "'Building a firm foundation for living and learning based on Christian values.' Our school is a co-educational Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Nursery for children aged 3 to 11 years of age. This means that our school is built on the Christian values of love, joy, peace, patience, truthfulness, kindness and self-control."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cricket and dance.
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Tameside
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Tameside and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 64% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 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 Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School are Milton St John's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); St Joseph's RC Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Livingstone Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 97% reading, 100% maths); and Buckton Vale Primary School (0.7 miles, 86% reading, 89% maths).
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Milton St John's CofE Primary SchoolSt Joseph's RC Primary SchoolLivingstone Primary SchoolBuckton Vale Primary School
Who goes there
7.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 39 pupils (18.8%) received SEN support and 15 (7.2%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cocksfoot Drive (opposite), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School 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, Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from October 2013, 13 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 October 2013 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
25.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 64% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 68% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 57% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
26.7
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
Week Ending 2nd October
2 Oct 2026
Week Ending 25th September
25 Sep 2026
Week Ending 18th September
18 Sep 2026
Week Ending 11th September
11 Sep 2026
Week Ending 4th September
4 Sep 2026
Week Ending 24th July
24 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School.
- Skools Out Ltd900m away · Not yet graded
- St Josephs After School Club960m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Micklehurst All Saints CofE 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
190 pupils
210 places
20 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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
39
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
26.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
208
Total Pupils
96
Boys
112
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
18.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,723
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,975
Per pupil
£1284k
Total funding
£67k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
5.5%
Persistent absence
163
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
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 82% did so in maths.
What is Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Micklehurst All Saints CofE 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 Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School?
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School?
Classes at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School average 26 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School?
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School has around 208 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School?
4.5% of sessions were missed at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 5.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School?
Apply through Tameside's coordinated admissions process, naming Micklehurst All Saints CofE 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 Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School: Skools Out Ltd (900m away, registered, not yet graded) and St Josephs After School Club (960m 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 Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School?
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School is at The Rowans, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL5 9DR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)