St George's CofE Primary School, Ashton-Under-Lyne

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades St George's CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise pupils' regular attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have reviewed the curriculum to align with the recent move to mixed-age classes across the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years settle quickly."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Inclusion is at the forefront of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school has been through a period of considerable change in the last year."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school provides a curriculum for pupils' personal, social, health and economic education, including relationships education at an age-appropriate level."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to focus on improving pupils' grammar, spelling and handwriting skills so that pupils are able to apply these key skills more consistently and achieve all that they are capable of in writing"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils are supported to connect their knowledge in subjects beyond English and mathematics, so that pupils build new learning on secure understanding of the most important key knowledge and skills".

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at St George's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Tameside and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 74% in reading and 95% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put St George's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 28 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St George's CofE Primary School are St Joseph's RC Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Livingstone Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 97% reading, 100% maths); Milton St John's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); and Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 82% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St George's CofE Primary School.

St George's CofE Primary School is one of 17 schools run by Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

36.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Black (5%).

In 2026, 22 pupils (20%) received SEN support and 8 (7.3%) 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.

St George's CofE Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 12 places, 7 pupils on roll.

St George's CofE Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barkwell Lane (near), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, St George's CofE Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St George's CofE Primary School are Mossley Hollins High School (0.9 miles) and St Damian's RC Science College (1.3 miles).