Inspire Academy

Inspire Academy is performing well overall and has been rated as Good in all inspected areas. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The strong relationships between staff and students contribute to a positive atmosphere, and the ambitious curriculum caters to the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Furthermore, the emphasis on reading from an early age fosters confidence and fluency among students, while a variety of extracurricular opportunities enrich their personal development.

Strengths

• Strong, caring relationships between staff and pupils
• Ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils
• Effective support for pupils' mental health and well-being
• High expectations lead to enthusiastic engagement in learning
• Strong emphasis on reading and literacy development
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities available

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, curriculum development is still in progress
• Ineffective use of behaviour incident data for analysis

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Inspire Academy attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.4% of pupils at Inspire Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Inspire Academy had 23.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at Inspire Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Inspire Academy received £7,044 and spent £7,136 for each of its 429 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £227,000 (£529 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Victorious Academies Trust, income was £6,986 and spending £6,999 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Inspire Academy is part of Victorious Academies Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Holden Clough Primary School Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Lyndhurst Primary School Dukinfield
• Wild Bank Primary School Stalybridge
• Yew Tree Primary School Dukinfield
• Buckton Vale Primary School Stalybridge
• Poplar Street Primary School Manchester
• Aldwyn Primary School Manchester
• St Anne's Primary School Manchester
• Discovery Academy Hyde
• Greenside Primary School Manchester

What is Inspire Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Inspire Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Inspire Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Inspire Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Inspire Academy have?

Inspire Academy has 435 pupils on roll.

What age range does Inspire Academy cover?

Inspire Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Inspire Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Inspire Academy?

Inspire Academy is at Mossley Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, OL6 9RU.