Milton St John's CofE Primary School
Mill Lane, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 0BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Lisa Gallaher
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 106234
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01457832572
About this school
Milton St John's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 207 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 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 | 48 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 77% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 97% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 90% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Milton St John's CofE 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 | 63% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 246 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Milton St John's CofE Primary School compares
Milton St John's CofE Primary School ranked 1st of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 3.3% | 20.7% | 207 | — |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 58% | 3.5% | 24.5% | 147 | 0.3 miles |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 48.6% | 110 | 0.4 miles |
| Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School | 54% | 4.5% | 27.8% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Livingstone Primary School | 79% | 4.2% | 24.4% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| Friezland Primary School | 69% | 3.2% | 10.9% | 97 | 1.0 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)
- 20.71%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.3%
- Persistent absence
- 3.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
St George's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ashton-Under-Lyne
-
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Livingstone Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Friezland Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne
Milton St John's CofE Primary School ranks 1st 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
- Livingstone Primary School Primary
- Micklehurst All Saints 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 Milton St John's CofE Primary School teach?
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Milton St John's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Milton St John's CofE Primary School is Miss Lisa Gallaher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Milton St John's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Milton St John's CofE 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 Milton St John's CofE Primary School?
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Milton St John's CofE Primary School full?
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Milton St John's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Milton St John's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does Milton St John's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Milton St John's CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Milton St John's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Milton St John's CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School ranked 1st of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Milton St John's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Milton St John's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Milton St John's CofE 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.