Inspire Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Tameside
Inspire Academy is a primary school in Tameside for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Mossley Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside, OL6 9RU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 435 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Inspire Academy provides a warm and welcoming environment.”
- “Pupils, and children in the early years, benefit from the strong, caring relationships that staff build with them.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school is still developing its curriculum thinking.”
- “This means that, in these subjects, teachers are less clear about the precise knowledge that they want pupils to learn and the gaps in knowledge that they need to address.”
- “This hinders pupils from building securely on what they already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 2023 (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) | 67% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Tameside published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tameside.
- Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Arlies Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Heys Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne 0.9 mi Good Last distance published