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Wild Bank Primary School

Academy converter · Stalybridge · SK15 2PG

Ages 3–11 · 133 pupils · Tameside

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

29%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)29%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.6%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
118

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

9

Places offered

10

1st-preference offers

9

Total preferences (any rank)
20
Preferred offers (top 3)
9
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill63%

133 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
133
Boys / girls
65 / 68
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
133 / 210 (63%)
Free school meals
61.3%
FSM pupils
73
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Janet Wales

Location

Address
Demesne Drive
Postcode
SK15 2PG
Town
Stalybridge
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Tameside
District
Tameside
Constituency
Stalybridge and Hyde
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Stalybridge, Tameside, 133 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 61.3%.

Open schools in Stalybridge
15
Primary schools in Stalybridge
11
Academies among open schools in Stalybridge
53% (8)
Open schools in SK15
16
Primary in SK15
11
Open schools in Tameside LA
110
Primary in Tameside LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in StalybridgeNear SK15

  • Stalyhill Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stalybridge · SK15 2TD · Tameside

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM12.3%

    0.7 miles away

  • Stalyhill Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stalybridge · SK15 2TR · Tameside

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM9.2%
    • Demand0.95

    0.8 miles away

  • St Raphael's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Stalybridge · SK15 3JL · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS292%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Millbrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stalybridge · SK15 3JX · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM34.4%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Janet Wales
Telephone
01613037404
Website
www.wildbank.tameside.sch.uk/

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