School admissions in Tameside

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 75 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

71 schools. 18 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Dane Bank Primary SchoolStockport	1.37	30	not published
Holden Clough Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	1.36	28	not published
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyManchester	1.27	30	not published
St Mary's RC Primary SchoolManchester	1.27	30	not published
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyDukinfield	1.23	30	not published
Godley Community Primary AcademyHyde	1.20	30	not published
St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAshton-under-Lyne	1.20	30	not published
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	1.19	31	not published
Audenshaw Primary SchoolManchester	1.13	30	0.496 miles 2026
Dowson Primary AcademyHyde	1.12	58	not published
The Heys Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	1.10	29	0.52 miles 2026
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	1.10	30	not published
Milton St John's CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	1.07	30	0.659 miles 2026
St George's CofE Primary SchoolHyde	1.07	30	not published
Ashton West End Primary AcademyAshton-under-Lyne	1.05	58	not published
Lyndhurst Primary SchoolDukinfield	1.03	29	not published
St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, DentonManchester	1.03	29	not published
Millbrook Primary SchoolStalybridge	1.03	30	not published
Buckton Vale Primary SchoolStalybridge	1.00	24	not published
Corrie Primary SchoolManchester	1.00	43	not published
Dixons Silver Springs PrimaryStalybridge	1.00	43	not published
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery SchoolStalybridge	1.00	39	0.83 miles 2020
Greenside Primary SchoolManchester	1.00	54	not published
Hollingworth Primary SchoolHyde	1.00	25	not published
Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired BaseTameside	1.00	30	not published
Manchester Road Primary AcademyManchester	1.00	43	not published
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	1.00	24	0.227 miles 2022
Moorside Primary SchoolManchester	1.00	40	not published
Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource ProvisionHyde	1.00	17	not published
St Anne's Primary SchoolManchester	1.00	30	not published
St George's CofE Primary SchoolAshton-Under-Lyne	1.00	10	not published
St Joseph's RC Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	1.00	10	not published
St Paul's CofE Primary School, StalybridgeStalybridge	1.00	24	not published
St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	1.00	30	not published
St Raphael's Catholic Primary SchoolStalybridge	1.00	27	not published
St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyManchester	1.00	54	not published
Stalyhill Infant SchoolStalybridge	1.00	43	1.102 miles 2021
Poplar Street Primary SchoolManchester	0.98	59	not published
Aldwyn Primary SchoolManchester	0.98	48	not published
Yew Tree Primary SchoolDukinfield	0.97	36	not published
St John's CofE Primary School, DukinfieldDukinfield	0.97	35	0.424 miles 2021
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-LyneAshton-under-Lyne	0.97	30	not published
Canon Burrows CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	0.96	55	not published
Arundale Primary SchoolHyde	0.96	26	not published
Greswell Primary School and NurseryManchester	0.96	50	not published
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyStalybridge	0.96	25	not published
Livingstone Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	0.96	23	1.312 miles 2024
Manor Green Primary AcademyManchester	0.95	20	not published
Flowery Field Primary SchoolHyde	0.93	76	not published
Greenfield Primary AcademyCheshire	0.93	30	not published
Rosehill Methodist Primary AcademyAshton-under-Lyne	0.93	29	not published
St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyHyde	0.93	29	not published
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolManchester	0.93	29	not published
Arlies Primary SchoolStalybridge	0.93	14	0.676 miles 2020
Wild Bank Primary SchoolStalybridge	0.92	13	not published
Russell Scott Primary SchoolManchester	0.92	51	1.636 miles 2025
Bradley Green Primary AcademyHyde	0.92	25	not published
Oasis Academy BroadoakAshton-under-Lyne	0.90	31	not published
Inspire AcademyTameside	0.90	60	not published
Pinfold Primary SchoolHyde	0.90	29	not published
Discovery AcademyHyde	0.89	28	not published
Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-LyneAshton-under-Lyne	0.89	27	not published
Broadbent Fold Primary School and NurseryDukinfield	0.88	24	0.595 miles 2025
Denton West End Primary SchoolManchester	0.88	56	not published
Canon Johnson CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	0.87	30	not published
Fairfield Road Primary SchoolManchester	0.86	59	0.595 miles 2023
Ravensfield Primary SchoolDukinfield	0.84	19	not published
Waterloo Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	0.84	38	not published
St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyHyde	0.81	27	not published
Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	0.80	15	0.501 miles 2020
Endeavour Primary AcademyHyde	0.67	15	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

16 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Laurus RyecroftManchester	1.36	198	1.215 miles 2026
St Thomas More RC CollegeManchester	1.31	149	not published
Alder Community High SchoolHyde	1.28	172	1.208 miles 2015
West Hill SchoolStalybridge	1.25	161	1.319 miles 2026
St Damian's RC Science CollegeAshton-under-Lyne	1.21	159	not published
Mossley Hollins High SchoolAshton-under-Lyne	1.16	178	0.482 miles 2026
Droylsden AcademyManchester	1.10	181	0.607 miles 2026
Hyde High SchoolHyde	0.96	194	1.696 miles 2026
Audenshaw SchoolManchester	0.94	201	2.192 miles 2026
Longdendale High SchoolHyde	0.91	177	1.752 miles 2026
All Saints Catholic CollegeDukinfield	0.86	146	not published
Rayner Stephens High SchoolDukinfield	0.81	161	not published
Fairfield High School for GirlsManchester	0.80	196	0.717 miles 2025
Dixons Ashton AcademyAshton-under-Lyne	0.76	258	not published
Dixons Pennine AcademyStalybridge	0.68	109	not published
Denton Community AcademyManchester	0.65	142	not published