Dowson Primary Academy

Term dates

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Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 65 families put this school as their first choice, and 58 places were offered. 53 of the families who put it first got a place (82%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 21 July 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Strong standard

Curriculum and teaching

Strong standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Strong standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Strong standard

Early years

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Strong standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 11 October 2022. Overall: Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

477 (capacity 475)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

THE ENQUIRE LEARNING TRUST

Phone

01613660177

Address

Marlborough Road, Hyde, SK14 5HU

Website

dowsonprimary.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports