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St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge

URN
143551
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge
URN
143551
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

75 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

78

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

70

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#14 of 64 schools in Tameside

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Low confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 13 May 2025: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
27 February 2020
Inspection date
28 January 2020
Inspection type
Academy First Section 5
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 27 February 2020

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 27 February 2020

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

22

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

52

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

22

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.36×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Tameside
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Tameside)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.st-paulsstalybridge.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Tameside to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

82.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

79.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

76.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SK15 2PT - Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, Cheshire

Contact details

Address
Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, Cheshire
Postcode
SK15 2PT
Phone
1613382060
Website
http://www.st-paulsstalybridge.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Tameside
Local authority code
357

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 221 schools in Tameside.

Authority statistics

Total schools

221

Open schools

110

Closed schools

111

Primary schools

143

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 27 February 2020

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 27 February 2020

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 27 February 2020

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 27 February 2020

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    13 May 202519 March 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 13 May 2025
    27 February 202028 January 2020Academy First Section 5GoodView report for inspection published 27 February 2020
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      13 May 2025
      Inspected
      19 March 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      27 February 2020
      Inspected
      28 January 2020
      Type
      Academy First Section 5
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    42.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 21

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    37

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary143 (65.9%)
    • Secondary37 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other37 (17.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge0 mPrimaryClosed
    Copley High School509 mSecondaryClosed
    Dixons Pennine Academy509 mSecondaryOpen
    Wild Bank Primary School566 mPrimaryOpen
    Wild Bank Community School566 mPrimaryClosed
    Tame Bank834 mNot applicableOpen
    St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy837 mPrimaryOpen
    St Peter's Catholic Primary School837 mPrimaryClosed
    Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)1.1 kmNot applicableOpen
    • St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Copley High School
      Distance
      509 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Dixons Pennine Academy
      Distance
      509 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Wild Bank Primary School
      Distance
      566 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Tameside)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aldwyn Primary SchoolPrimaryM34 5SFClosed
    Aldwyn Primary SchoolPrimaryM34 5SFOpen
    All Saints CofE Infant SchoolPrimaryOL5 9JFClosed
    Arlies Primary SchoolPrimarySK15 1HQOpen
    Arundale Primary SchoolPrimarySK14 6PWOpen
    • Aldwyn Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      M34 5SF
      Status
      Closed
    • Aldwyn Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      M34 5SF
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL5 9JF
      Status
      Closed
    • Arlies Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SK15 1HQ
      Status
      Open
    • Arundale Primary School
    Wild Bank Community School
    Distance
    566 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Tame Bank
    Distance
    834 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
    Distance
    837 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    837 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SK14 6PW
    Status
    Open