Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy is a primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2023. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | Not published |
| Reception 2012 | Not published |
| Reception 2011 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), while 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 expected-standard figure was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside that have results.
- Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every applicant was offered a place, as at 47 of the 51 other Tameside primary schools with a published outcome.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 46.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 37.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside.
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
- Rose Hill Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8YG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 306 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning and are polite and courteous.”
- “Staff care for pupils and value them as individuals.”
- “This helps pupils to feel happy and safe.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, however, not all teachers follow the new curriculums closely enough.”
- “Where this is the case, sometimes, pupils develop gaps in their knowledge.”
- “They did this because too many pupils in key stage 1 were not learning phonics well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 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) | 39% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 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.
- Inspire Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arlies Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Holden Clough Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Broadoak 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published