Tithe Barn Primary School

Tithe Barn Primary is performing at a good level overall, with notable strength in its encouraging and inclusive environment that fosters high levels of pupil engagement and safety. The school has high expectations for achievement, and pupils generally thrive academically, particularly in reading where an effective phonics program supports early learning. The school has successfully designed a bespoke curriculum that incorporates local context while ensuring inclusivity, especially for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, this is the first routine inspection since the long gap following its previous 'Outstanding' grading, which poses both challenges and opportunities for the school's continued development.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy belonging to a nurturing school environment.
• High levels of care shown among pupils towards one another.
• Strong support system for pupils' emotional well-being.
• Effective early reading curriculum and phonics program.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• Pupils engage well in learning and behaviour expectations.
• Inclusive practices for pupils with SEND.
• Regular training for staff to enhance teaching skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum content in a few subjects is too extensive for some pupils to remember.
• Assessment systems in some subjects are underdeveloped.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Tithe Barn Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Tithe Barn Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Tithe Barn Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.5% of pupils at Tithe Barn Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Tithe Barn Primary School received £7,707 and spent £7,692 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £37,000 (-£185 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Tithe Barn Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tithe Barn Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Tithe Barn Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tithe Barn Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Tithe Barn Primary School have?

Tithe Barn Primary School has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tithe Barn Primary School cover?

Tithe Barn Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Tithe Barn Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tithe Barn Primary School?

Tithe Barn Primary School is at Mauldeth Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 3NG.