Lyndhurst Primary School
Lyndhurst Community Primary School, Dukinfield, SK16 4JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Patterson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 150085
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613307220
About this school
Lyndhurst Primary School is a primary academy in Dukinfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 211 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Lyndhurst Community Primary School (URN 106192).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Lyndhurst 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lyndhurst Primary School compares
Lyndhurst Primary School ranked 17th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.3% | 62.2% | 211 | — |
| Ravensfield Primary School | — | 6.1% | 46.2% | 386 | 0.4 miles |
| Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne | 63% | 4.7% | 43.2% | 212 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 62.6% | 233 | 0.7 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.5% | 57% | 230 | 0.7 miles |
| The Heys Primary School | 61% | 4.5% | 49.3% | 226 | 0.7 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
- 25 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report4 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.19%
- English as an additional language
- 15.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 15.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ravensfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dukinfield
-
Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne0.6 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
St James' Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
The Heys Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
Other schools in Dukinfield
Lyndhurst Primary School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Dukinfield.
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Ravensfield Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield Primary
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Yew Tree Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- Rayner Stephens High School Secondary
- Cromwell High School Academies
- Oakdale School Academies
- Stansfield House Special schools
- Tameside Alternative Provision Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Lyndhurst Primary School teach?
- Lyndhurst Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dukinfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Lyndhurst Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lyndhurst Primary School is Mrs Gemma Patterson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lyndhurst Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lyndhurst 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 Lyndhurst Primary School?
- Lyndhurst Primary School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lyndhurst Primary School full?
- Lyndhurst Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 211 on roll (89%), 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 Lyndhurst Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lyndhurst Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lyndhurst Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lyndhurst Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lyndhurst Primary School?
- Lyndhurst 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 does Lyndhurst Primary School rank locally?
- Lyndhurst Primary School ranked 17th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lyndhurst Primary School's absence rate?
- Lyndhurst Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lyndhurst Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lyndhurst 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.