Dane Bank Primary School

State-Funded School

dane-bank-primary-school-tameside-north-west

North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Gorton and DentonConstituency

SK5 6QGPostcode

3.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dane Bank Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Tameside, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 238 pupils. Dane Bank Primary School is part of Changing Lives in Collaboration.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

238

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

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: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 238
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Changing Lives in Collaboration

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
23 Jun 2015	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.