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Pinfold Primary School, Hyde

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Ages 3–11

Pinfold Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Hyde, part of Victorious Academies Trust. It was 83% full in 2025.

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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

Pinfold Primary School in detail

Pinfold Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Pinfold Primary School, a vibrant community school where we believe in Working Together, Sharing Success. From Nursery through to Year 6, we are proud to provide a nurturing, inclusive and inspiring environment where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential academically, emotionally and socially."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, tennis, basketball and dance.

The school runs a breakfast club.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Pinfold Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 106181), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Pinfold Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Pinfold Primary School as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 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 Pinfold Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Pinfold Primary School are St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles); Arundale Primary School (0.6 miles); Discovery Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 92% maths); and Broadbottom Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles).

St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyArundale Primary SchoolDiscovery AcademyBroadbottom Church of England Primary School

The trust

Pinfold 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.

All 15 schools in Victorious Academies Trust

Who goes there

55.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 55 pupils (14.6%) received SEN support and 7 (1.9%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Hattersley Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chapman Road (opposite), 100 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pinfold 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 GIAS
Head:Headteacher Peter Hartley
Pupils:376
LA:Tameside
Phone:01613683732
Address:Hattersley Road East, Hattersley, Hyde, SK14 3NL
Trust:VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST (15 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 March 2025

Ofsted Rating

Pinfold Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2025. Before that, as Pinfold Primary School (URN 106181), it was rated Good in May 2013.

URN:148686
UKPRN:10088902
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Stalybridge and Hyde
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

55.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

23.4

Avg class size

23.2

Infant (KS1)

26.3

KS2

16

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at Pinfold Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106181). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-7ppMaths-2ppWriting+1pp

Reading has declined from 80% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Getting There

Train Stations

Hattersley Rail Station (Entrance)
679m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Chapman Road (opp)
100m · 2 min walk
Callington Drive (opp)
151m · 2 min walk
Fields Farm Road (nr)
162m · 3 min walk
Sgt Mark Stansfield Way (nr)
174m · 3 min walk
Beaufort Close (opp)
184m · 3 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Pinfold 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
6
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

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.

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Your chances of a place at Pinfold Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

83%

Available places

347 pupils

420 places

73 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Hyde

Low pressure
New homes approved:472
Projected new pupils:118

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hyde

Across Tameside council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

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

55

SEN Support

7

EHC Plans

16.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication34
Moderate Learning Difficulty11
Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Hearing Impairment2
Physical Disability1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
68.1%
Asian
4.0%
Black
8.4%
Mixed
8.6%
Chinese
0.3%
Other
4.8%
Unclassified
3.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals55.1%
English as Additional Language16.8%

376

Total Pupils

189

Boys

187

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

21

Teachers

17.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,085

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,194

Per pupil

£2800k

Total funding

£245k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£466,975
EAL funding£7,994
Lump sum£143,838

2025-26 financial year allocations

Absence at Pinfold Primary School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106181). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

6.0%

Overall absence

17.3%

Persistent absence

336

Enrolments

Authorised3.8%
Unauthorised2.2%
Persistent (10%+)17.3%
Severe (50%+)1.5%

Absence trend

3.6%
18/19
3.7%
20/21
6.2%
21/22
6.0%
22/23
6.3%
23/24
6.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Pinfold Primary School

Are there exam results for Pinfold Primary School?

Pinfold Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 106181), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Pinfold Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Pinfold Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2025. Before that, as Pinfold Primary School (URN 106181), it was rated Good in May 2013.

What is the catchment area for Pinfold Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Pinfold 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 Pinfold Primary School?

Pinfold Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at Pinfold Primary School?

Classes at Pinfold Primary School average 23.4 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Pinfold Primary School?

Pinfold Primary School has around 376 pupils on roll. 55% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Pinfold Primary School?

Apply through Tameside's coordinated admissions process, naming Pinfold 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.

How many road collisions happen near Pinfold Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Pinfold Primary School?

Pinfold Primary School is at Hattersley Road East, Hattersley, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 3NL.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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