Wild Bank Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Wild Bank Primary School is a primary school in Stalybridge, Tameside for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Wild Bank Primary 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | Not published |
| Reception 2012 | Not published |
| Reception 2011 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Requires improvement (18 June 2024); of the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside, 6 are Good and 2 have no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 12 first-choice applications for 13 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- 54.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 20.8% 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
- Demesne Drive, Stalybridge, SK15 2PG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 133 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “Wild Bank School is a happy place to be.”
- “Children settle well in the early years, where they make friends easily.”
- “All pupils are welcomed by nurturing staff.”
To improve
- “However, many aspects of the curriculum have only been introduced recently.”
- “Pupils currently have gaps in their prior learning.”
- “This is preventing them from achieving as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2024 (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) | 57% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 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.
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stalyhill Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Stalyhill Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Millbrook Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published