St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · 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.
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge is a primary school in Stalybridge, Tameside for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 March 2025. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.749 mi |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 47 of the 51 other Tameside primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome; places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer and the 19th highest of 70 Tameside primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 33.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 21.7% 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
- Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, SK15 2PT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 190 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are high priority in this school.”
- “Their well-being is considered at every stage.”
- “Pupils understand that staff care about them.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, such as mathematics, teachers do not check pupils’ understanding thoroughly enough.”
- “At times, this leads to some pupils being supported by adults when this help is not required.”
- “This prevents some pupils from learning independently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- Wild Bank Primary School 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Arlies Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stalyhill Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published