Stalyhill Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Stalybridge, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Stalyhill Infant School is a primary school in Stalybridge, Tameside for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 February 2022. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Stalyhill Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | 3.665 mi |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2011 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 47 of the 51 other Tameside primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception places ran out in 2020, the one earlier year with a published outcome, when a last distance was published, unlike in 2026.
- The school had 43 first-choice applications for 43 offers for Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 9.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 33.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Stalyhill Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2TR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 141 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 February 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are well looked after at this school.”
- “Staff have a deep understanding of pupils’ individual personalities and interests, which helps staff to build positive relationships with them.”
- “Staff also use this insight to reduce pupils’ barriers to success, such as by providing emotional support that helps pupils manage their feelings and worries.”
To improve
- “Pupils experience a curriculum that is not consistently taught well.”
- “This sometimes impacts how well they build their knowledge.”
- “However, they do have some gaps and misconceptions in their knowledge which are not always addressed well enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tameside.
- Stalyhill Junior School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Wild Bank Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Arundale Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bradley Green Primary Academy 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published