Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery
Tennyson Avenue, Dukinfield, SK16 5DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Catherine Parker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 106193
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613039411
About this school
Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Dukinfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 45% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 52% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 66% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 66% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery compares
Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery ranked 6th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 2.6% | 12.1% | 217 | — |
| Bradley Green Primary Academy | 79% | 5.8% | 48.5% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 76% | 3.7% | 18.1% | 232 | 0.6 miles |
| Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School | 60% | 4.3% | 23.7% | 401 | 0.6 miles |
| Yew Tree Primary School | 48% | 4.7% | 51.4% | 326 | 0.7 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield | 83% | 3.7% | 23.4% | 325 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.11%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 2.63%
- Persistent absence
- 5.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bradley Green Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Hyde
-
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Yew Tree Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dukinfield
-
St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield0.7 miles
Primary · Dukinfield
Other schools in Dukinfield
Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Dukinfield.
- Lyndhurst Primary School Primary
- Ravensfield Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Yew Tree Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- Rayner Stephens High School Secondary
- Cromwell High School Academies
- Oakdale School Academies
- Stansfield House Special schools
- Tameside Alternative Provision Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dukinfield.
- Who is the head teacher of Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery?
- The head teacher of Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Catherine Parker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery?
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery full?
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 210 pupils and 217 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Tameside?
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery ranked 6th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 2.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.