St Peter's CofE Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades St Peter's CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well and are prepared for the next stage of their education."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders place a high priority on pupils' attendance and make it everyone's responsibility."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the school's context and priorities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have developed a well-considered personal development programme that reflects the school's values and needs of its pupils."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed the curriculum carefully."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children enjoy coming to school and engage enthusiastically with learning."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "This is an inclusive school, where pupils feel that they belong."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to make sure that provision for pupils with the most complex needs is consistently tailored to pupils' needs and enables them to benefit fully from the curriculum and wider opportunities available across the school"; "Leaders should make sure that the most-able pupils have sufficient opportunities to apply, extend and deepen their learning across the curriculum, including in writing, so that they achieve as highly as they can".

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at St Peter's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Tameside and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 68% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put St Peter's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 Peter's CofE Primary School are St Stephen's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles); Ashton West End Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 73% maths); Poplar Street Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); and Ravensfield Primary School (0.7 miles).

St Peter's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

51.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 33.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Asian (32%) and Mixed (16%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (11%) received SEN support and 20 (9.6%) 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 Peter's CofE Primary School had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Guide Bridge Rail Station, about 350 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oxford Park Sports Centre (opposite), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Peter's CofE Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

St Peter's CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Peter's CofE Primary School are Audenshaw School (0.8 miles) and Denton Community Academy (1.4 miles).