Dane Bank Primary School
Thornley Lane South, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 6QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Lennon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Changing Lives in Collaboration
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 147371
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613365896
About this school
Dane Bank Primary School is a primary academy in Stockport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 238 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 31 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 65% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 87% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 81% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 71% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Dane Bank 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 | 65% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dane Bank Primary School compares
Dane Bank Primary School ranked 47th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.6% | 20.7% | 238 | — |
| Vale View Primary School | 47% | 8.3% | 47.8% | 408 | 0.4 miles |
| Denton West End Primary School | 61% | 3.5% | 14.7% | 436 | 0.4 miles |
| Oasis Academy Aspinal | 86% | 5.1% | 53.6% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| Rushbrook Primary Academy | 66% | 7% | 64.4% | 513 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy | 85% | 5% | 32% | 457 | 0.9 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)
- 20.66%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 9.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Vale View Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Denton West End Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Oasis Academy Aspinal0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Rushbrook Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
Dane Bank Primary School ranks 47th of the 63 ranked primary schools in Stockport.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Adswood Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Park Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Banks Lane Infant School Primary
- Banks Lane Junior School Primary
- Bredbury Green Primary School Primary
- Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridge Hall Primary School Primary
- Broadstone Hall Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dane Bank Primary School teach?
- Dane Bank Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Dane Bank Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dane Bank Primary School is Mrs Joanne Lennon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dane Bank Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dane Bank 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 Dane Bank Primary School?
- Dane Bank Primary School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dane Bank Primary School full?
- Dane Bank Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 238 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 Dane Bank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dane Bank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dane Bank Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dane Bank Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Dane Bank Primary School?
- Dane Bank Primary School is part of CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Dane Bank Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Dane Bank Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Dane Bank 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 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dane Bank Primary School rank locally?
- Dane Bank Primary School ranked 47th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dane Bank Primary School's absence rate?
- Dane Bank Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dane Bank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dane Bank 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 10 July 2026.