Inspire Academy

Inspire Academy at a glance

Located in Tameside, Inspire Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 432 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 10.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Inspire Academy their first choice was offered one of its 60 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 24.7 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.