Buckton Vale Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Stalybridge, 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, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Buckton Vale Primary School is a primary school in Stalybridge, Tameside for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Buckton Vale 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | 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
- For Reception in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as was also the case at 47 of the 51 other Tameside primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 19.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.8 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
- Swallow Lane, Carrbrook, Stalybridge, SK15 3NU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Those who are disadvantaged, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, learn successfully alongside their classmates.”
- “Leaders make sure that their needs are met well.”
- “Pupils learn to read quickly and accurately, supported by an inviting and well-resourced library and engaging texts.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils struggle with fluency in their writing.”
- “Leaders know that there is inconsistency in the quality of writing and are addressing this.”
- “However, on occasion, some staff do not pick up on pupils' mistakes and misconceptions as quickly as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 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) | 70% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- Millbrook Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Livingstone Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St George's CofE Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arlies Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published