Holden Clough Primary School
St. Albans Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8XN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Porter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 414
- Pupils on roll
- 297
- URN
- 149664
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613305248
About this school
Holden Clough Primary School is a primary academy in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 297 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holden Clough Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Strong 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 | 60 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 |
Trends over time
How Holden Clough 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 | 83% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 320 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holden Clough Primary School compares
Holden Clough Primary School ranked 10th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4% | 26.6% | 297 | — |
| St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 249 | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy Broadoak | 65% | 6.2% | 68% | 420 | 0.6 miles |
| Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy | 39% | 5.3% | 49.9% | 306 | 0.8 miles |
| Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School | 47% | 5.5% | 59% | 187 | 0.9 miles |
| Inspire Academy | 67% | 4.3% | 41% | 435 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 March 2026
- 8 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.56%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 6.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Oasis Academy Broadoak0.6 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Inspire Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Tameside
Other schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne
Holden Clough Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- 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 ages does Holden Clough Primary School teach?
- Holden Clough Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Holden Clough Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holden Clough Primary School is Mr Adam Porter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holden Clough Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holden Clough 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 many pupils are at Holden Clough Primary School?
- Holden Clough Primary School has 297 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holden Clough Primary School full?
- Holden Clough Primary School has capacity for 414 pupils and 297 on roll (72%), 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 Holden Clough Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holden Clough Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holden Clough Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holden Clough Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Holden Clough Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Holden Clough 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 Holden Clough Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2023/24 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holden Clough Primary School compare with other schools in Tameside?
- Holden Clough Primary School ranked 10th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holden Clough Primary School's absence rate?
- Holden Clough Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holden Clough Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holden Clough 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.