Livingstone Primary School
Valeside, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Willard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 106210
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01457832495
About this school
Livingstone Primary School is a community primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 218 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 17 March 2022, 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 | 29 | 23 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 65% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 87% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 87% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 91% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Livingstone Primary School 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 | 72% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Livingstone Primary School compares
Livingstone Primary School ranked 4th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.2% | 24.4% | 218 | — |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 58% | 3.5% | 24.5% | 147 | 0.2 miles |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 48.6% | 110 | 0.2 miles |
| Milton St John's CofE Primary School | 90% | 3.3% | 20.7% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School | 54% | 4.5% | 27.8% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| Buckton Vale Primary School | 70% | 3.5% | 21.1% | 202 | 1.1 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)
- 24.38%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's RC Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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St George's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Ashton-Under-Lyne
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Milton St John's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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Buckton Vale Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
Other schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne
Livingstone Primary School ranks 2nd of the 19 ranked primary schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Ashton West End Primary Academy Primary
- Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Primary
- Holden Clough Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Broadoak Primary
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
- Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Livingstone Primary School teach?
- Livingstone Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Livingstone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Livingstone Primary School is Miss Rebecca Willard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Livingstone Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Livingstone Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Livingstone Primary School?
- Livingstone Primary School has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Livingstone Primary School full?
- Livingstone Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 218 on roll (91%), so it has space against 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 Livingstone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Livingstone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Livingstone Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Livingstone Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Livingstone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Livingstone Primary School rank locally?
- Livingstone Primary School ranked 4th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Livingstone Primary School's absence rate?
- Livingstone Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Livingstone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Livingstone Primary School'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 29 June 2026.