Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2022
Overview of Dowson Primary Academy · Primary · Tameside
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 69% | 5% | 79% | 28% | 75% | 10% | 79% | 23% | 79% | 72% | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 475 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 5% | 80% | 32% | 80% | 12% | 85% | 20% | 87% | 83% | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 474 |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 0% | 72% | 23% | 77% | 2% | 70% | 13% | 83% | 80% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | -1.60 | -1.40 | -1.70 | 12% | 471 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 8% | 75% | 22% | 83% | 22% | 87% | 27% | 80% | 87% | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | +0.30 | +1.60 | +1.70 | 12% | 476 |
| 2017/18 | 59% | 2% | 75% | 22% | 81% | 19% | 71% | 11% | 76% | 83% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | +1.00 | +2.50 | +0.90 | — | 487 |
| 2016/17 | 75% | 15% | 78% | 30% | 80% | 25% | 83% | 33% | 85% | 83% | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | +2.70 | +2.30 | +2.60 | 12% | 481 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 475 | 30.6 | 16% | 2% | 27% | 4% | 6% |
| 2023/24 | 474 | 28.7 | 15% | 2% | 26% | 4% | 9% |
| 2022/23 | 471 | 34.9 | 12% | 3% | 24% | 4% | 10% |
| 2021/22 | 478 | 32.9 | 13% | 3% | 22% | 5% | 12% |
| 2020/21 | 471 | 27.1 | 13% | 4% | 20% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 476 | 30.5 | 12% | 6% | 19% | 3% | 4% |
| 2017/18 | — | 27.6 | — | — | — | 4% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 481 | 23.0 | 12% | 6% | 22% | 3% | 4% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.