Primary school

Poplar Street Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Tameside
  • M34 5EF
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,237 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 90%2018/19: top 72%2022/23: top 86%2023/24: top 73%2024/25: top 62%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM60% · North West 63%4/10 Below+12.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below−27.8 pts
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−27.6 pts
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 41 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 44% · 48 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 45% · 53 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 58% · 60 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 44% · 61 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 53% · 59 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 60% · 60 pupils · North West 63%60%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 41 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 4% · 48 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 53 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 60 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 61 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 59 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 60 pupils · North West 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 41 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 98 · 48 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 53 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 61 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 60 pupils · North West 10510498No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 41 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 98 · 48 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 100 · 53 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 61 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 60 pupils · North West 10510498No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
58 of 58 who put it first2014 · 80.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5858
2nd100
3rd161

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026447
Free school meals (past 6 years)44.2%
First language not English8.5%
SEN support16.7%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils13.7%

Girls 52.1%Boys 47.9%

100.9% full · 443 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.4
Pupils per adult12.1
  • Classroom teachers 16.2
  • Leadership 3.4
  • Teaching assistants 16.6
  • Other support 10.1

Teachers 19.6 FTE · Whole workforce 46.3 · 66 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,650
Spend per pupil£6,063
Staff spend per pupil£4,888
Reserve per pupil£956
  • +£422,000revenue reserve
  • +£259,000in-year balance

Grants £6,419 · self-generated £233 · premises £288 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £3,215,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it