Greenside Primary School

Greenside Primary is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across multiple domains in its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school offers a warm and welcoming environment where pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), thrive thanks to dedicated staff and a strong leadership team. The school's curriculum is rich and effective, fostering high aspirations for both learning and behavior among pupils. Moreover, students are engaged in various community activities, enhancing their overall personal development and sense of responsibility.

Strengths

• Supportive and caring environment for all pupils.
• High aspirations for pupil behavior and learning.
• Effective leadership with strong accountability from governors.
• Rich and vibrant curriculum that encourages wider world engagement.
• Early years provision that fosters a love of reading and vocabulary development.
• Strong emphasis on pupils' mental health and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on pupils' reading accuracy and understanding during lessons.
• Some pupils miss too much school, impacting their learning.
• Recent curriculum changes are yet to show full impact on pupils' learning outcomes.

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 Greenside Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.9% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Greenside Primary School 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 Greenside Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.1% 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, 32.5% of pupils at Greenside Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 22 pupils.

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 Greenside Primary School received £8,100 and spent £7,847 for each of its 449 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £338,000 (£753 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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All schools in Manchester · Tameside local authority: places and applications

Greenside Primary School is part of Victorious Academies Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Greenside Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Greenside Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Greenside Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Greenside Primary School have?

Greenside Primary School has 446 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greenside Primary School cover?

Greenside Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Greenside Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Greenside Primary School?

Greenside Primary School is at Greenside Lane, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7RA.