SCHOOL PROFILE

Bradley Green Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 143376
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 December 2024
Latest published outcome Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Tameside
Trust THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 215 205 full-time · 10 part-time
Female pupils 115 53.5% of pupils
Male pupils 100 46.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.7%
19.9 pts above England
School 44.7%
Tameside Council 36.1%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.6%
14.7 pts below England
School 5.6%
Tameside Council 16.1%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Tameside Council 0.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.5%
173
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
11
African
2.8%
6
Pakistani
2.3%
5
Any other ethnic group
1.4%
3
Bangladeshi
1.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.1% 54 of 215 pupils
4.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.1%
Tameside Council 24.3%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.5% 44 pupils
England 14.8% 5.7 pts above
EHC plans 4.7% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 27
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Hearing impairment 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

79.0% 18.6 pts above England
School 79.0%
Tameside Council 60.7%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Tameside Council 75.5%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Tameside Council 70.1%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Tameside Council 74.6%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.83%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.39 pts lower than England
School 5.83%
Tameside Council 5.95%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.58%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.77 pts higher than England
School 17.58%
Tameside Council 15.03%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.10%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.70 pts lower than England
School 1.10%
Tameside Council 1.80%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

89.6% 1.4 pts above England
Bradley Green Primary Academy
89.6%
Tameside Council
92.1%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information