Tillington Manor Primary School
Young Avenue, Stafford, ST16 1PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Brockhurst
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Perry Hall Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 149585
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785337500
About this school
Tillington Manor Primary School is a primary academy in Stafford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 214 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Tillington Manor 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tillington Manor Primary School compares
Tillington Manor Primary School ranked 157th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.9% | 43.2% | 214 | — |
| Parkside Primary School | 84% | 3.4% | 12.1% | 399 | 0.6 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 6.5% | 21.3% | 213 | 0.7 miles |
| John Wheeldon Primary Academy | 69% | 5.7% | 30.3% | 536 | 0.8 miles |
| Doxey Academy | 74% | 7.5% | 46.8% | 201 | 0.9 miles |
| Beaconfields Primary School | — | — | 25% | 100 | 1.1 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.2%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stafford
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stafford
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John Wheeldon Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stafford
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Doxey Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stafford
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Beaconfields Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
Tillington Manor Primary School ranks 31st of the 35 ranked primary schools in Stafford.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) First School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Primary
- Anson CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnfields Primary School Primary
- Beaconfields Primary School Primary
- Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Burleyfields Primary School Primary
- Burton Manor Primary School Primary
- Castlechurch Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tillington Manor Primary School teach?
- Tillington Manor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stafford.
- Who is the headteacher of Tillington Manor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tillington Manor Primary School is Mrs Kelly Brockhurst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tillington Manor Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tillington Manor 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 Tillington Manor Primary School?
- Tillington Manor Primary School has 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tillington Manor Primary School full?
- Tillington Manor Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 214 on roll (89%), 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 Tillington Manor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tillington Manor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tillington Manor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tillington Manor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tillington Manor Primary School?
- Tillington Manor Primary School is part of PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tillington Manor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2023/24 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tillington Manor Primary School rank locally?
- Tillington Manor Primary School ranked 157th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tillington Manor Primary School's absence rate?
- Tillington Manor Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tillington Manor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tillington Manor 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 15 July 2026.