Ashton West End Primary Academy
William Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 0BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASHTON WEST END PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Miss Kimberley Pizuti
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 432
- URN
- 141759
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613304234
About this school
Ashton West End Primary Academy is a primary academy in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 432 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 19 July 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 | 62 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 43% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 62% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 63% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 63% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Ashton West End Primary Academy 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 | 60% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 437 |
| 2024/25 | 437 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashton West End Primary Academy compares
Ashton West End Primary Academy ranked 28th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.8% | 44.5% | 432 | — |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 62.6% | 233 | 0.5 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 66% | 4.3% | 67.6% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.6 miles |
| Lyndhurst Primary School | 68% | 5.3% | 62.2% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Canon Johnson CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 50.5% | 227 | 0.8 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)
- 44.5%
- English as an additional language
- 79.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 12.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
St Peter's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Lyndhurst Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dukinfield
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Canon Johnson CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
Other schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne
Ashton West End Primary Academy ranks 10th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- 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
- 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 Ashton West End Primary Academy teach?
- Ashton West End Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashton West End Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ashton West End Primary Academy is Miss Kimberley Pizuti, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashton West End Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashton West End Primary Academy, 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 Ashton West End Primary Academy?
- Ashton West End Primary Academy has 432 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ashton West End Primary Academy full?
- Ashton West End Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 432 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 Ashton West End Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ashton West End Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashton West End Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashton West End Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ashton West End Primary Academy?
- Ashton West End Primary Academy is part of ASHTON WEST END PRIMARY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashton West End Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashton West End Primary Academy rank locally?
- Ashton West End Primary Academy ranked 28th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashton West End Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ashton West End Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashton West End Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashton West End Primary Academy'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.