Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2025
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2025 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne is a primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 June 2022. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2025 entry.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.616 mi |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2025, but places ran out in 1 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 29 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 2nd lowest of this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest Tameside primary schools that have results.
- Against England in 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard (England 62%) and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%) in reading, writing and maths.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Holden Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 235 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are keen members of their school community.”
- “Each day, pupils are greeted warmly by staff and by Peggy, the school therapy dog.”
- “Pupils wear their uniforms with pride.”
To improve
- “However, some older pupils still have gaps in their writing skills.”
- “At times, some pupils struggle to remember important learning across different subjects.”
- “This means that they are not fully prepared for the next stage of their education.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tameside.
- The Heys Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Broadoak 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Inspire Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published