Buckton Vale Primary School is a primary school located in Stalybridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Swallow Lane, Stalybridge, SK15 3NU
Website: www.bucktonvale.org.uk/
Telephone: 01457833102
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Tameside
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Brown
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106191

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 281
Number of Boys: 146
Number of Girls: 135

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.4
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4.2
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buckton Vale Primary School
Swallow Lane , Carrbrook SK15 3NU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Millbrook Primary School
Bank Road , Off Huddersfield Road SK15 3JX 		4out of 4 1,134 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
The Rowans , Mossley OL5 9DR 		3out of 4 1,251 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School
Huddersfield Road , Millbrook SK15 3JL 		3out of 4 1,290 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Livingstone Primary School
Valeside , Mossley OL5 0AP 		3out of 4 1,901 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mossley Hollins High School
Huddersfield Road , Mossley OL5 9DP 		4out of 4 1,642 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Copley Academy
Huddersfield Road , SK15 3RR 		1out of 4 2,695 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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