Buckton Vale Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Stalybridge, Tameside
SK15 3NU
Composite score
45.5

Buckton Vale Primary School at a glance

Located in Stalybridge, Tameside, Buckton Vale Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 213 pupils aged 4 to 11. 70% 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 risen by 10.0 percentage points year on 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 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Buckton Vale Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#8,952
National rank
#1282
In North West
#37
In Tameside
Top 61%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
70%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
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Leadership and governance
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Curriculum and teaching
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Attendance and behaviour
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Personal development and wellbeing
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Inclusion
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Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
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School profile

Pupils on roll 213 % FSM ever-6 21.1% % EAL 0.9% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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