Dane Bank Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stockport, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 19 April 2022
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2022 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Dane Bank Primary School is a primary school in Stockport, Tameside for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2022 entry.
Dane Bank Primary School 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 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.329 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 30 offers, which is 1.4 first choices per offer, the highest of 70 Tameside primary schools.
- 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families were not offered a place for Reception in 2026.
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception in 2022; 0 of the 3 other Tameside primary schools with a published Reception 2022 outcome also did so.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Thornley Lane South, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6QG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 238 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Dane Bank Primary School embody their vision to ‘dream it, believe it and achieve it together’.”
- “Pupils, and children in the early years, are happy and they flourish in their learning and development.”
- “The school’s values underpin the positive way that pupils relate to one another.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2024 (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) | 52% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Denton West End Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greswell Primary School and Nursery 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Russell Scott Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Corrie Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Audenshaw Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fairfield Road Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published