Buckton Vale Primary School
Swallow Lane, Carrbrook, Stalybridge, SK15 3NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Quinn
- Sponsor
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 149349
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01457833102
About this school
Buckton Vale Primary School is a primary academy in Stalybridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 202 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How Buckton Vale 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 | — | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buckton Vale Primary School compares
Buckton Vale Primary School ranked 13th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.5% | 21.1% | 202 | — |
| Millbrook Primary School | — | 4.4% | 38.2% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School | 54% | 4.5% | 27.8% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 3.9% | 20% | 212 | 0.7 miles |
| Livingstone Primary School | 79% | 4.2% | 24.4% | 218 | 1.1 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 58% | 3.5% | 24.5% | 147 | 1.2 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)
- 21.13%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.5%
- Persistent absence
- 3.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Millbrook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
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Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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St Raphael's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
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Livingstone Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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St Joseph's RC Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
Other schools in Stalybridge
Buckton Vale Primary School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Stalybridge.
- Arlies Primary School Primary
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary Primary
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge Primary
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Stalyhill Infant School Primary
- Stalyhill Junior School Primary
- Wild Bank Primary School Primary
- Dixons Pennine Academy Secondary
- West Hill School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Buckton Vale Primary School teach?
- Buckton Vale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stalybridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Buckton Vale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Buckton Vale Primary School is Mrs Kelly Quinn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Buckton Vale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buckton Vale 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 Buckton Vale Primary School?
- Buckton Vale Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Buckton Vale Primary School full?
- Buckton Vale Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 202 on roll (64%), 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 Buckton Vale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Buckton Vale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Buckton Vale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Buckton Vale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Buckton Vale Primary School?
- Buckton Vale Primary School is part of VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Buckton Vale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2023/24 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Buckton Vale Primary School rank locally?
- Buckton Vale Primary School ranked 13th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buckton Vale Primary School's absence rate?
- Buckton Vale Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buckton Vale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buckton Vale 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 3 July 2026.