Inspire Academy

State-Funded School

inspire-academy-tameside-north-west

North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Ashton-under-LyneConstituency

OL6 9RUPostcode

7.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Inspire Academy 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 435 pupils. Inspire Academy is part of VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

66%

Asian

19%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

435

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 435
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Jun 2018	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.