Arlies Primary School
Broadhill Road, Stalybridge, SK15 1HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Hughes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 266
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 106190
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613384854
About this school
Arlies Primary School is a community primary school in Stalybridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 178 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 26 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 50% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 69% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 58% | 40% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 58% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Arlies Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Arlies Primary School compares
Arlies Primary School ranked 57th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 4.5% | 37.6% | 178 | — |
| Dixons Silver Springs Primary | 52% | 6.1% | 54.3% | 427 | 0.4 miles |
| Inspire Academy | 67% | 4.3% | 41% | 435 | 0.4 miles |
| Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy | 39% | 5.3% | 49.9% | 306 | 0.5 miles |
| St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 249 | 0.9 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge | 76% | 4.1% | 33.5% | 190 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.57%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 8.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dixons Silver Springs Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Inspire Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Tameside
-
Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge0.9 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
Other schools in Stalybridge
Arlies Primary School ranks 9th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Stalybridge.
- Buckton Vale Primary School Primary
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary Primary
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge Primary
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Stalyhill Infant School Primary
- Stalyhill Junior School Primary
- Wild Bank Primary School Primary
- Dixons Pennine Academy Secondary
- West Hill School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Arlies Primary School teach?
- Arlies Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stalybridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Arlies Primary School?
- The headteacher of Arlies Primary School is Mrs Lucy Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Arlies Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arlies Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Arlies Primary School?
- Arlies Primary School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Arlies Primary School full?
- Arlies Primary School has capacity for 266 pupils and 178 on roll (67%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Arlies Primary School a faith school?
- No. Arlies Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Arlies Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Arlies Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Arlies Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Arlies Primary School rank locally?
- Arlies Primary School ranked 57th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Arlies Primary School's absence rate?
- Arlies Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Arlies Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arlies Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.