Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School
Ladbrooke Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8JS
187 pupils · 89% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Free school meals
- 57.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 28 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 47% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 12 | 41 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 22 | 60 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 23 | 62 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 20 | 69 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 17 | 61 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 22 | 56 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 32 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 23 | 67 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne 0.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St James' Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Heys Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Oasis Academy Broadoak 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.