Wild Bank Primary School
Demesne Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janet Wales
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 147917
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613037404
About this school
Wild Bank Primary School is a primary academy in Stalybridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 133 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wild Bank Primary School, 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 26 | 24 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 29% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 38% | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 46% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 54% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 97.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Wild Bank 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 | 23% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 158 |
| 2023/24 | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wild Bank Primary School compares
Wild Bank Primary School ranked 43rd of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 7.2% | 59% | 133 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge | 76% | 4.1% | 33.5% | 190 | 0.4 miles |
| St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 76% | 3.7% | 18.1% | 232 | 0.7 miles |
| Stalyhill Junior School | 65% | 3% | 12.6% | 227 | 0.7 miles |
| Stalyhill Infant School | — | 3.9% | 11.8% | 141 | 0.8 miles |
| Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School | 60% | 4.3% | 23.7% | 401 | 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)
- 59.02%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.24%
- Persistent absence
- 22.41%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge0.4 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
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St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
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Stalyhill Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
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Stalyhill Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
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Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Stalybridge
Other schools in Stalybridge
Wild Bank Primary School ranks 7th 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 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
- Dixons Pennine Academy Secondary
- West Hill School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Wild Bank Primary School teach?
- Wild Bank Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stalybridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Wild Bank Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wild Bank Primary School is Mrs Janet Wales, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wild Bank Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wild Bank 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 many pupils are at Wild Bank Primary School?
- Wild Bank Primary School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wild Bank Primary School full?
- Wild Bank Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 133 on roll (63%), 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 Wild Bank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wild Bank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wild Bank Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wild Bank Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Wild Bank Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wild Bank Primary School is part of VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wild Bank Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 23% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wild Bank Primary School compare with other schools in Tameside?
- Wild Bank Primary School ranked 43rd of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wild Bank Primary School's absence rate?
- Wild Bank Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wild Bank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wild Bank 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 2 July 2026.