Hilton Lane Primary School
Madams Wood Road, Little Hulton, Manchester, M28 0JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LINK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Hayley Kearsley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- URN
- 152537
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619211195
About this school
Hilton Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Hilton Lane Primary School (URN 105914).
How Hilton Lane Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | — | — |
| St Andrew's Methodist Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 36.7% | 229 | 0.2 miles |
| St Edmund's RC Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 41.2% | 339 | 0.3 miles |
| Bridgewater Primary School | 82% | 4.7% | 50.6% | 442 | 0.5 miles |
| Peel Hall Primary School | 54% | 5.4% | 60.3% | 416 | 0.5 miles |
| St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School | 63% | 7.7% | 62.6% | 311 | 0.7 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
Location
Nearby schools
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St Andrew's Methodist Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Edmund's RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Bridgewater Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Peel Hall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other 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 Hilton Lane Primary School teach?
- Hilton Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Hilton Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hilton Lane Primary School is Miss Hayley Kearsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hilton Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hilton Lane 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.
- Is Hilton Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hilton Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hilton Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hilton Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hilton Lane Primary School?
- Hilton Lane Primary School is part of THE LINK EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Hilton Lane Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hilton Lane Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 13 August 2026.