SF School Facts UK

Special school in Stalybridge, Tameside

Tame Bank

11 Melbourne Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2JE

School website 03301180974

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Exam results

Special schools serve pupils whose needs the standard measures were not designed to describe, so results are not shown or ranked here.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
11
Places
30
How full
37% full — 11 of 30 places taken, so places are likely to be available
Girls / boys
3 / 8

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Tameside 015A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
27%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
18%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
43%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
20%

England 17%

Households with no car
28%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
33%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Other independent special school
Phase
Special
Ages
Ages 14–16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Matthew Lawton
Local authority
Tameside
Ward
Dukinfield Stalybridge
Constituency
Stalybridge and Hyde
URN
151653

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest special schools

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Distance
Stansfield HouseOther independent special school No grade 1.3 mi
The Limes SchoolOther independent special school No grade 2.1 mi
Arnfield Independent SchoolOther independent special school No grade 2.3 mi
Brambles SchoolOther independent special school No grade 2.7 mi
Peak ForestOther independent special school No grade 2.9 mi
Bright Futures SchoolOther independent special school No grade 4 mi
Teenage KicksOther independent special school No grade 4.3 mi
Bridge House SchoolOther independent special school No grade 4.4 mi

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

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