Garrett Hall Primary School
Garrett Lane, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Beaty
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 427
- Pupils on roll
- 520
- URN
- 106433
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942883340
About this school
Garrett Hall Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 520 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 74 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 72% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 84% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 87% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Garrett Hall 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 | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 473 |
| 2023/24 | 485 |
| 2024/25 | 498 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Garrett Hall Primary School compares
Garrett Hall Primary School ranked 23rd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 520 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 12.8% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common | 58% | 4.4% | 26.8% | 198 | 0.6 miles |
| Tyldesley Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 441 | 0.7 miles |
| Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery | 61% | 5.6% | 40.3% | 330 | 0.8 miles |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 19.3% | 240 | 0.8 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)
- 6.45%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 7.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Tyldesley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Garrett Hall Primary School ranks 23rd of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Garrett Hall Primary School teach?
- Garrett Hall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Garrett Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Garrett Hall Primary School is Mrs Tracy Beaty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Garrett Hall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Garrett Hall 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 Garrett Hall Primary School?
- Garrett Hall Primary School has 520 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Garrett Hall Primary School full?
- Garrett Hall Primary School has capacity for 427 pupils and 520 on roll (122%), so it is at or above 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 Garrett Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Garrett Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Garrett Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Garrett Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Garrett Hall Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Garrett Hall Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Garrett Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 85% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Garrett Hall Primary School rank locally?
- Garrett Hall Primary School ranked 23rd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Garrett Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Garrett Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Garrett Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Garrett Hall 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.