Cambian Tyldesley School
Shuttle Street, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8BS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jemma Westby
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 34
- Pupils on roll
- 34
- URN
- 135557
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942877660
About this school
Cambian Tyldesley School is an independent special school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 34 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cambian Tyldesley School under its current framework. 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
Cambian Tyldesley School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2008, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cambian Tyldesley 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 | 3.9 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.9 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 27 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 33
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rowan Tree Primary School1.2 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Green Fold School2.6 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
Thomasson Memorial School3.0 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
Raise Education and Wellbeing School3.1 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
The Holden School3.1 miles
Special schools · Leigh
Other schools in Manchester
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School Special schools
- Bridge College Other types
- Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Camberwell Park Specialist Support School Academies
- Changing Lives Special schools
- Cloughside College Special schools
- Delamere School Special schools
- Digital Advantage Other types
- Egerton High School Special schools
- Fairfield House School Special schools
- Grange School Academies
- IncludEd Learning Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Cambian Tyldesley School teach?
- Cambian Tyldesley School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Cambian Tyldesley School?
- The headteacher of Cambian Tyldesley School is Mrs Jemma Westby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cambian Tyldesley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cambian Tyldesley School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cambian Tyldesley School?
- Cambian Tyldesley School has 34 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Cambian Tyldesley School full?
- Cambian Tyldesley School has capacity for 34 pupils and 34 on roll (100%), 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 Cambian Tyldesley School a faith school?
- No. Cambian Tyldesley School has no designated religious character.
- How have Cambian Tyldesley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.9 in 2022/23 and 5.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cambian Tyldesley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cambian Tyldesley 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 24 July 2026.