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Stalyhill Junior School

Primary · Stalybridge · SK15 2TD

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 24 July 2024

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At a glance

227 pupils · 95% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
12.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.stalyhill.org
URN
106189

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 24 July 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
12%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers72%
Tameside average61.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBrentwood · 163 miles awayGood72%
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, PenworthamPreston · 34 miles awayGood66%
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary AcademyWest Malling · 182 miles awayExpected standard81%
Istead Rise Primary SchoolGravesend · 175 miles awayGood83%
Heighington Millfield Primary AcademyLincoln · 67 miles awayGood73%
The Manor Church of England Primary SchoolBristol · 136 miles awayExpected standard72%
Willow Farm Primary SchoolNottingham · 52 miles awayStrong standard68%
Millbrook Primary SchoolWigan · 28 miles awayExpected standard55%
Hughenden Primary SchoolHigh Wycombe · 136 miles awayGood64%
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolReading · 148 miles awayGood50%
Netherthong Primary SchoolHolmfirth · 13 miles awayGood84%
Broadbent Fold Primary School and NurseryDukinfield · under 1 mile awayGood77%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 88% (Tameside 68%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Tameside 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Tameside 4%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Tameside 7%, England 5%) · Any other White background 2% (Tameside 3%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Tameside 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.43 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Tameside: 2.11 suspensions and 0.06 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

53.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,794; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,258
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £85,578; in-year balance -£45,996

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work46%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier91%62.3%
Social housing3%17.1%
Privately rented6%20.5%
Detached houses78.7%22.9%
Flats2.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms47.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006071 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£383,50089 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£300,000–£475,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (56)£442,500
Semi-detached (19)£337,000
Terraced (12)£252,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
0an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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