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Canon Burrows CofE Primary School

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

person Miss Suzanne Fildes (Headteacher)

location_onAshton-under-Lyne, OL7 9ND

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

445

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Canon Burrows CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Canon Burrows CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 431 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #22 of 57 primaries in Tameside and #5,051 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 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

64%

LA 59%

Reading78% LA 74%

Writing76% LA 68%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.1

-3.5 to -0.3

-1.6

Write

LA -0.8

-3.2 to -0.1

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.9 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.7

-2.9 to 0.1

0.2

Write

LA 0.3

-1.2 to 1.6

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.7 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 62%

Reading82% LA 72%

Writing92% LA 77%

Maths89% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.2

-3.1 to -0.1

Write

LA 0.3

-1.4 to 1.4

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.9 to 0.9

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#5,051 / 14,159	#22	#7,044	#1
2024	#6,014 / 14,233	#24	#6,966	#1
2023	#7,725 / 13,940	#25	#4,306	#10,971
2019	#5,691 / 11,810	#25	#4,982	#7,573
2018	#4,409 / 10,972	#18	#3,507	#7,547

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 September 2023

Inspection Report

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22 September 2010

Inspection Report

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22 October 2008

Inspection Report

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16 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-09-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

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2008-10-22

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 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 435 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	435	4	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	430	5	1.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	438	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	437	2	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	446	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	445	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	439	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	440	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	438	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	434	2	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	431	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	439	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	430	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	449	2	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	448	4	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	450	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	453	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	473	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	476	4	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	475	8	1.7%	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 49 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils