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Livingstone Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Rebecca Willard

location_onAshton-under-Lyne, OL5 0AP

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

225

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Livingstone Primary School is a Community school primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Livingstone Primary School is a community school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 224 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 59 primaries in Tameside and #1,453 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%

Reading97% LA 74%

Writing83% LA 68%

Maths100% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA -0.1

0.6 to 5.3

-1.9

Write

LA -0.8

-4.2 to 0.3

1.1

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.1 to 3.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.0

Read

LA 0.7

2.3 to 7.8

2.4

Write

LA 0.3

-0.1 to 5.0

4.3

Maths

LA 0.9

1.9 to 6.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 62%

Reading86% LA 72%

Writing71% LA 77%

Maths86% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

2.3 to 7.7

2.3

Write

LA 0.3

-0.3 to 4.9

4.8

Maths

LA 0.6

2.4 to 7.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 March 2022

Inspection Report

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08 March 2017

Inspection Report

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27 November 2012

Inspection Report

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28 April 2010

Inspection Report

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27 September 2006

Inspection Report

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26 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-11-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-04-28

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 224 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	222	4	1.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	173	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	166	1	0.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	161	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils