Dowson Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 11 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 143377
- Address
- Marlborough Road, SK14 5HU
- Website
- www.dowsonprimary.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 475 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24%
- Persistent absence
- 6.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 89.7%
Mixed 4.2%
Bangladeshi 3.4%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other White 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.6
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsBelow average-1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Dowson Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 1 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 47 22 25 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 41 19 |
| Year 1 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 4 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 5 | 62 30 32 |
| Year 6 | 61 23 38 |