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Buckton Vale Primary School

URN
149349
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Buckton Vale Primary School
URN
149349
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

74 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

64

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

73

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#16 of 64 schools in Tameside

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Buckton Vale Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Offer probability
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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Buckton Vale Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
23 March 2026
Inspection date
13 January 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

22

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

34

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

22

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.55×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Tameside
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Tameside)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.bucktonvale.org.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

86.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

73.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

89.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

70.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SK15 3NU - Swallow Lane, Carrbrook, Stalybridge, Cheshire

Contact details

Address
Swallow Lane, Carrbrook, Stalybridge, Cheshire
Postcode
SK15 3NU
Phone
1457833102
Website
www.bucktonvale.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Tameside
Local authority code
357

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 221 schools in Tameside.

Authority statistics

Total schools

221

Open schools

110

Closed schools

111

Primary schools

143

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Expected standard

Graded 13 January 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    23 March 202613 January 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 23 March 2026
    • Report card

      Published
      23 March 2026
      Inspected
      13 January 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    64.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 22

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    37

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary143 (65.9%)
    • Secondary37 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other37 (17.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Buckton Vale Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Millbrook Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Millbrook Primary School1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    All Saints CofE Infant School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Micklehurst Community Junior School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Raphael's Catholic Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Hollins Nursery School1.3 kmNurseryClosed
    Mossley Hollins High School1.5 kmSecondaryOpen
    Mossley Hollins High School1.5 kmSecondaryClosed
    • Buckton Vale Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Millbrook Primary School
      Distance
      1.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Millbrook Primary School
      Distance
      1.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints CofE Infant School
      Distance
      1.1 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Tameside)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aldwyn Primary SchoolPrimaryM34 5SFClosed
    Aldwyn Primary SchoolPrimaryM34 5SFOpen
    All Saints CofE Infant SchoolPrimaryOL5 9JFClosed
    Arlies Primary SchoolPrimarySK15 1HQOpen
    Arundale Primary SchoolPrimarySK14 6PWOpen
    • Aldwyn Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      M34 5SF
      Status
      Closed
    • Aldwyn Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      M34 5SF
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL5 9JF
      Status
      Closed
    • Arlies Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SK15 1HQ
      Status
      Open
    • Arundale Primary School
    Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Micklehurst Community Junior School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Raphael's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hollins Nursery School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Closed
  • Mossley Hollins High School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Mossley Hollins High School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SK14 6PW
    Status
    Open