Aldwyn Primary School

Aldwyn Primary School is a calm, happy school performing at the expected standard across all inspected areas, with safeguarding standards met. Leaders, including the Victorious Academies Trust, have created a strong culture of high expectations, good behaviour and inclusion. Reading is a particular strength: pupils are highly successful readers, phonics teaching is very effective, and overall attainment in reading, writing and mathematics combined is above average, including for disadvantaged pupils. Attendance is in line with national averages and leaders act effectively to improve it. The school's early years provision is well considered, and children thrive and are well prepared for Year 1. Inclusion is a notable strength, with disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND supported effectively. Personal development is promoted very well, pupils feel safe and enjoy school, and they benefit from a wide range of opportunities. Leadership and governance are effective, with strong trust support and challenge. However, the report identifies some areas for improvement. In a few subjects beyond English and mathematics, teaching activities sometimes limit the depth of pupils' learning and their opportunities to use what they know. Pupils are less confident discussing fundamental British values and protected characteristics. In early years, some staff do not consistently use well-chosen language and questions to extend children's thinking. These are refinements rather than fundamental concerns, and the school is described as improving steadily.

Strengths

• Pupils write well, using correct grammar, punctuation and spelling, and are articulate debaters.
• Pupils are highly successful readers, with above-average phonics attainment and a strong whole-school reading culture.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities learn subject curriculums effectively.
• Combined attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is above average, including for disadvantaged pupils.
• Attendance is in line with national averages, and leaders act effectively to improve attendance for specific pupils.
• Behaviour is calm, polite, cooperative and thoughtful, and rare bullying is managed quickly and effectively.
• The phonics curriculum is followed very well, with highly skilled teaching and effective catch-up support.
• The mathematics curriculum is effective and taught well, including in key stage 2.
• Early years provision is well considered, and children thrive and are well prepared for Year 1.
• Inclusion is strong: disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND are prioritised and supported effectively.
• Leadership and governance are effective, with trust support and challenge, and staff feel cared for.
• Personal development and wellbeing are promoted very well, with pupils making connections between trips and curriculum learning.
• Pupils enjoy school, feel safe, and benefit from a well-resourced library and a wide range of clubs and opportunities.
• Pupils are well prepared for secondary school.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects other than English and mathematics, teaching activities limit the depth of pupils' learning and their opportunities to use what they know.
• Pupils are less confident talking about fundamental British values and the characteristics of people protected by law.
• In early years, some staff do not consistently use well-chosen language and questions to extend children's learning.
• In a few subjects, pupils do not always develop or demonstrate the depth of knowledge that leaders intend.

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 Aldwyn Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.3% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Aldwyn 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 Aldwyn Primary School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.6% 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, 17.5% of pupils at Aldwyn Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 Aldwyn Primary School received £6,080 and spent £6,197 for each of its 426 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £120,000 (£281 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

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

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

What is Aldwyn Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Aldwyn Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Aldwyn Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Aldwyn Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Aldwyn Primary School have?

Aldwyn Primary School has 418 pupils on roll.

What age range does Aldwyn Primary School cover?

Aldwyn Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Aldwyn Primary School?

Aldwyn Primary School is at Lumb Lane, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5SF.