Godley Community Primary Academy
St John's Drive, Godley, Hyde, SK14 2QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Suzanne Clawley-Welton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Enquire Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 142704
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613683162
About this school
Godley Community Primary Academy is a primary academy in Hyde. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 248 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Godley Community Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 83% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 83% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 93% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 79% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Godley Community 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 | 73% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Godley Community Primary Academy compares
Godley Community Primary Academy ranked 15th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5% | 21.4% | 248 | — |
| Endeavour Primary Academy | 64% | 5.5% | 52.6% | 227 | 0.3 miles |
| St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 57% | 4.1% | 18.6% | 220 | 0.3 miles |
| Greenfield Primary Academy | 46% | 4.8% | 57% | 221 | 0.5 miles |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 52% | 6.2% | 52% | 218 | 0.6 miles |
| Flowery Field Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 38.2% | 646 | 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)
- 21.43%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 13.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Endeavour Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hyde
-
St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hyde
-
Greenfield Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Cheshire
-
St George's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hyde
-
Flowery Field Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hyde
Other schools in Hyde
Godley Community Primary Academy ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Hyde.
- Arundale Primary School Primary
- Bradley Green Primary Academy Primary
- Broadbottom Church of England Primary School Primary
- Discovery Academy Primary
- Dowson Primary Academy Primary
- Endeavour Primary Academy Primary
- Flowery Field Primary School Primary
- Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Hollingworth Primary School Primary
- Mottram CofE Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision Primary
- Pinfold Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Godley Community Primary Academy teach?
- Godley Community Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hyde.
- Who is the headteacher of Godley Community Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Godley Community Primary Academy is Mrs Suzanne Clawley-Welton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Godley Community Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Godley Community 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 many pupils are at Godley Community Primary Academy?
- Godley Community Primary Academy has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Godley Community Primary Academy full?
- Godley Community Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 248 on roll (118%), 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 Godley Community Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Godley Community Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Godley Community Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Godley Community Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Godley Community Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Godley Community Primary Academy is part of THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Godley Community Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Godley Community Primary Academy compare with other schools in Tameside?
- Godley Community Primary Academy ranked 15th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Godley Community Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Godley Community Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Godley Community Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Godley Community 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 2 July 2026.