Ofsted report cardInspected 21 Apr 2026
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 106222.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 141 |
| Girls | 79 |
| Boys | 62 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 9.2% |
| First language not English | 0% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 180 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 21.7% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 5 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 4 |
| Average class size | 23.5 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 18.3 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 11.7 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 7.7 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 4.38 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 8.43 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 6 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 5 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0.8 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0.2 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 43 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 74 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 43 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 43 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 1 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 3.5%, better than England, better than Tameside | 5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 4.9%, better than England, better than Tameside | 13% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0%, better than England, better than Tameside | 0.9% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 1.2% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 1.2% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | Stalyhill Junior School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 17 Jun 2015. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Wild Bank Primary School | Academy converter | Requires improvement Ofsted rating. Inspected 18 Jun 2024. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 20 Sept 2012. | |
| 1.1 mi | Secondary | Dixons Pennine Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 11 Jun 2024. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 5 Dec 2023. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 28 Jan 2020. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School | Academy converter | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Arundale Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Feb 2013. | |
| 1.4 mi | Primary | Bradley Green Primary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 17 Dec 2013. | |
| 1.4 mi | Secondary | Longdendale High School | Academy converter | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 25 Mar 2025. |
Stalyhill Infant School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 21 Apr 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Stalyhill Infant School made 43 offers from 74 applications (1.7 per offer), and 43 of 43 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Stalyhill Infant School has 141 pupils aged 5 to 7.
Stalyhill Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.
At Stalyhill Infant School, the average class had 23.5 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.3 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Stalyhill Infant School missed 3.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 4.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.