Dane Bank Primary School

Primary · Tameside · SK5 6QG · URN 147371

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-01-31Cohort 238

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 31

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 60 schools in Tameside

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
52%
Tameside 60.7%England 61%
8.7 percentage points below the area average of 60.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
13%
Tameside 4.4%England 8%
8.6 percentage points above the area average of 4.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
104
Tameside 104.98England 105
1 below the area average of 105
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Tameside 104.3England 105
In line with the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Tameside 105.12England 105
1.1 below the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
16%
Tameside 26.7%England 32%
10.7 percentage points below the area average of 26.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
68%
Tameside 75.5%
7.5 percentage points below the area average of 75.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
65%
Tameside 70.1%
5.1 percentage points below the area average of 70.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
68%
Tameside 74.6%
6.6 percentage points below the area average of 74.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
31
Tameside 41
9.7 below the area average of 40.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Tameside	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	52% Tameside 60.7%England 61%	8.7 percentage points below the area average of 60.7	9 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	13% Tameside 4.4%England 8%	8.6 percentage points above the area average of 4.4	5 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	104 Tameside 104.98England 105	1 below the area average of 105	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Tameside 104.3England 105	In line with the area average of 104.3	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Tameside 105.12England 105	1.1 below the area average of 105.1	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	16% Tameside 26.7%England 32%	10.7 percentage points below the area average of 26.7	16 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	68% Tameside 75.5%	7.5 percentage points below the area average of 75.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	65% Tameside 70.1%	5.1 percentage points below the area average of 70.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	68% Tameside 74.6%	6.6 percentage points below the area average of 74.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	31 Tameside 41	9.7 below the area average of 40.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Tameside · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 5.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 23% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 22.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.5pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 16% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 13% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 52% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 95.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Dane Bank Primary School Good at its inspection on 31/01/2024.
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