Holden Clough Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne (Tameside).
KS2 RWM expected
74%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
91%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
92%
▲ 18pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
81%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.1
▲ 2.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
26.9%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
72%
297 / 414 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Holden Clough Primary School is a primary school located in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 320 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 414. It is part of the VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mr Adam Porter.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Debating
- Football
- Gardening
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Sewing
- Textiles
- Forest School
- Kagan Cooperative Learning
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 149664
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ali Basharat | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Aimee Hollingworth | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Rachel Whittaker | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Suzanne Cummings | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Nicola Pinder | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Malcolm Fletcher | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Sarah Naz | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Adam Porter | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Zoe Reuter | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Eden | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Justin Hardy | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Aimee Hollingworth Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record