Best Primary Schools in Ashton-under-Lyne

We checked all 20 primary schools in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, and list every one: 19 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
20
Ranked
19
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Ashton-under-Lyne. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Tameside. Tameside also has rankings for Hyde, Stalybridge and Dukinfield.

Ranked primary schools in Ashton-under-Lyne

  1. 1

    Milton St John's CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 207 pupils, inspected November 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    90%
    Higher standard
    7%

  2. 2

    Holden Clough Primary School

    Academy, 297 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    9%

  3. 3

    Livingstone Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 218 pupils, inspected November 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    7%

  4. 4

    Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne

    Academy, 212 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    11%

  5. 5

    St James' Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 230 pupils, inspected November 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    7%

  6. 5

    St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 209 pupils, inspected March 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    3%

  7. 7

    Canon Johnson CofE Primary School

    Academy, 227 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    3%

  8. 8

    The Heys Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 226 pupils, inspected June 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    7%

  9. 9

    Canon Burrows CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 431 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    5%

  10. 9

    Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 233 pupils, inspected December 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    0%

  11. 11

    St Joseph's RC Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 147 pupils, inspected May 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    0%

  12. 12

    Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy

    Academy, 306 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    39%
    Higher standard
    10%

  13. 13

    Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 208 pupils, inspected October 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    0%

  14. 14

    Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne

    Local authority maintained, 235 pupils, inspected June 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    0%

  15. 15

    St George's CofE Primary School

    Academy, 110 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    6%

  16. 16

    Ashton West End Primary Academy

    Academy, 432 pupils, inspected November 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    0%

  17. 17

    Oasis Academy Broadoak

    Academy, 420 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    2%

  18. 18

    Waterloo Primary School

    Academy, 293 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    49%
    Higher standard
    2%

  19. 19

    Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 187 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Ashton-under-Lyne without a rank