St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge
Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, SK15 2PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Wright
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 255
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 143551
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613382060
About this school
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge is a Church of England primary academy in Stalybridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 | 36 | 35 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 49% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 71% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 69% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 63% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge 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 | 50% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge compares
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge ranked 7th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.1% | 33.5% | 190 | — |
| Wild Bank Primary School | 57% | 7.2% | 59% | 133 | 0.4 miles |
| St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 76% | 3.7% | 18.1% | 232 | 0.5 miles |
| Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School | 60% | 4.3% | 23.7% | 401 | 0.7 miles |
| Dixons Silver Springs Primary | 52% | 6.1% | 54.3% | 427 | 0.8 miles |
| Arlies Primary School | 37% | 4.5% | 37.6% | 178 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report19 March 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.5%
- English as an additional language
- 7.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 8.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wild Bank Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
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St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Dixons Silver Springs Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
-
Arlies Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
Other schools in Stalybridge
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Stalybridge.
- Arlies Primary School Primary
- Buckton Vale Primary School Primary
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary Primary
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Millbrook Primary School 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 ages does St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge teach?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stalybridge.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge?
- The headteacher of St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge is Mr Simon Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge full?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge has capacity for 255 pupils and 190 on roll (75%), 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 St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge a faith school?
- Yes. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge part of an academy trust?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge is part of CHESTER DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge compare with other schools in Tameside?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge ranked 7th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge's absence rate?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge'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 10 July 2026.