Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery

Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery at a glance

Located in Manchester, Wigan, Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 345 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 61% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 16.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 40% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.