Councils · England · Tameside
Schools in Tameside, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 76 primary, 16 secondary — with Tameside’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Tameside’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Tameside’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN TAMESIDE
Find your shortlist.
All 108state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 76
Aldwyn Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Arlies Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
Arundale Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Not judged yet
Ashton West End Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Audenshaw Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Bradley Green Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Ofsted · Good
Broadbottom Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
Buckton Vale Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
Canon Burrows CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Canon Johnson CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Corrie Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Not judged yet
Dane Bank Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stockport
Ofsted · Good
Denton West End Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Discovery Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
Dowson Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
Endeavour Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
Fairfield Road Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Flowery Field Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE (VC) Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
Godley Community Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
Greenfield Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Cheshire
Ofsted · Good
Greenside Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Greswell Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Not judged yet
Holden Clough Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Hollingworth Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Not judged yet
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Inspire Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Tameside
Ofsted · Good
Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired Base
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Tameside
Ofsted · Good
Livingstone Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Lyndhurst Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Manchester Road Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Manor Green Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Millbrook Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Not judged yet
Milton St John's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Moorside Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Mottram CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Broadoak
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Pinfold Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Not judged yet
Poplar Street Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Ravensfield Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Ofsted · Good
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Russell Scott Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Silver Springs Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Not judged yet
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Not judged yet
St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Not judged yet
St George's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Ashton-Under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
St George's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Not judged yet
St James' Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Not judged yet
St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Not judged
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Not judged
St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Ofsted · Good
St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Good
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
Stalyhill Infant School
Community school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
Stalyhill Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
The Heys Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Waterloo Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
Wild Bank Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Yew Tree Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 16
Alder Community High School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Requires improvement
All Saints Catholic College
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Ofsted · Good
Audenshaw School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Boys · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Copley Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
Denton Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Manchester
Not judged yet
Droylsden Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Fairfield High School for Girls
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Girls · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Great Academy Ashton
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hyde High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hyde
Not judged yet
Laurus Ryecroft
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Outstanding
Longdendale High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Mossley Hollins High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Not judged yet
Rayner Stephens High School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Damian's RC Science College
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Thomas More RC College
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
West Hill School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Boys · Stalybridge
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 16
Ashlea House School
Other independent school · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Manchester
Ofsted · Good
Ashton Sixth Form College
Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Ashton-Under-Lyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brambles School
Other independent special school · Ages 6-14 · Mixed · Mottram
Ofsted · Good
Cromwell High School
Academy special converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hawthorns School
Academy special converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Hyde
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oakdale School
Academy special converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Not judged yet
Peak Forest
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hyde
Not judged yet
Safe Start School
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Tameside
Ofsted · Good
Samuel Laycock School
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 11-17 · Mixed · Ashton-Under-Lyne
Ofsted · Not judged
Stansfield House
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Dukinfield
Not judged yet
Tame Bank
Other independent special school · Ages 14-16 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Not judged yet
Tameside College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Ashton-under-Lyne
Ofsted · Good
The Limes School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Preston
Ofsted · Good
Thomas Ashton School
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 5-14 · Mixed · Hyde
Not judged yet
Trinity School
Other independent school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Stalybridge
Not judged yet
Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Ambleside
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Tameside.
If you live in Tameside, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Tameside secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Tameside often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.