Pinfold Primary School, Hyde
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.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
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.
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 GIASOfsted 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.
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 2024/25Published 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)
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
Latest from Pinfold Primary School
Newsletter 2nd October 2026
2 Oct 2026
Newsletter 25th September 2026
28 Sep 2026
Newsletter 11th September 2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 18th September 2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 10th July 2026
10 Jul 2026
Newsletter 3rd July 2026
3 Jul 2026
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Train Stations
Bus Stops
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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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
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hyde
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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
55
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
16.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
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
2025-26 financial year allocations
Absence at Pinfold Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
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
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Pinfold Primary School
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)