Tyldesley Primary School
Ennerdale Road, Astley Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Janet Shorrock
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leading Learners Academy Trust (Tyldesley Primary School)
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 441
- URN
- 138036
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942882870
About this school
Tyldesley Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 441 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 80% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 88% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 86% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 85% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Tyldesley 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 | 70% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 448 |
| 2024/25 | 449 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tyldesley Primary School compares
Tyldesley Primary School ranked 16th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 441 | — |
| Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery | 61% | 5.6% | 40.3% | 330 | 0.4 miles |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 19.3% | 240 | 0.5 miles |
| Garrett Hall Primary School | 77% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 520 | 0.7 miles |
| St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 8.6% | 212 | 0.8 miles |
| Hindsford CofE Primary School | 77% | 4.2% | 43.8% | 207 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report22 January 2025
- 4 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.64%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.68%
- Persistent absence
- 9.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Garrett Hall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Hindsford CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Tyldesley Primary School ranks 14th 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 Tyldesley Primary School teach?
- Tyldesley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Tyldesley Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Tyldesley Primary School is Mrs Janet Shorrock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tyldesley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tyldesley 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 Tyldesley Primary School?
- Tyldesley Primary School has 441 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tyldesley Primary School full?
- Tyldesley Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 441 on roll (105%), 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 Tyldesley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tyldesley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tyldesley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tyldesley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tyldesley Primary School?
- Tyldesley Primary School is part of LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tyldesley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tyldesley Primary School rank locally?
- Tyldesley Primary School ranked 16th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tyldesley Primary School's absence rate?
- Tyldesley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tyldesley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tyldesley 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 1 July 2026.