Buckton Vale Primary School

State-Funded School

buckton-vale-primary-school-tameside-north-west-149349

North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Stalybridge and HydeConstituency

SK15 3NUPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Buckton Vale Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Tameside, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 202 pupils. Buckton Vale Primary School is part of VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 23 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

94%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

202

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 202
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Jul 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.