Tameside Primary Academy

Tameside Primary Academy has made a strong impression during its first inspection, demonstrating a commitment to providing a high-quality education. The school is characterized by its ambitious leadership, focusing on the development of both knowledge and personal skills essential for post-school life. Pupils flourish within a supportive environment that celebrates diversity and emphasizes respectful behavior. Notably, early years provision and personal development efforts are highlighted as exemplary, fostering a strong foundation for pupils. However, the school faces challenges with attendance, as some pupils are missing too many school days, impacting their learning experience.

Strengths

• High expectations from leaders for pupil achievement.
• Strong focus on reading and phonics instruction.
• Exceptional pastoral support for pupils.
• Ambitious and well-planned curriculum.
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clearly defined knowledge for pupils to remember.
• Not all subject leaders have monitored curriculum impact effectively.
• Regular absenteeism among some pupils affecting learning.

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 Tameside Primary Academy attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.2% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Tameside Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Tameside Primary Academy had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 14.7% of pupils at Tameside Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 Tameside Primary Academy received £7,983 and spent £7,874 for each of its 382 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £402,000 (£1,051 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust, income was £8,510 and spending £8,348 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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All schools in Wednesbury · Sandwell local authority: places and applications

Tameside Primary Academy is part of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Holyhead Primary Academy Wednesbury
• Shireland CBSO Academy West Bromwich
• Shireland Biomedical Utc West Bromwich
• West Bromwich Collegiate Academy West Bromwich
• Wallbrook Primary Academy Bilston
• Wednesfield Technology Primary Wolverhampton
• Shireland Collegiate Academy Smethwick
• Shireland Technology Primary Smethwick
• Lightwoods Primary Academy Oldbury, Sandwell
• Newfield Park Primary Academy Halesowen

What is Tameside Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tameside Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Tameside Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Tameside Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Tameside Primary Academy have?

Tameside Primary Academy has 388 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tameside Primary Academy cover?

Tameside Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Tameside Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tameside Primary Academy?

Tameside Primary Academy is at Price Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0EZ.