Garrett Hall Primary School, Manchester

In its own words: "At Garrett Hall we want to empower students to demonstrate knowledge and skills that will support them as life-long learners, to participate in and contribute to the global world and practise the core values of the school: respect, honesty, responsibility, friendship, perseverance and trust."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to Garrett Hall Primary School, a fun, and vibrant school where pupils, staff, governors, parents and school community work extremely hard to have high expectations of one another."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, yoga and dance.

The school runs a breakfast club, from £8.50 per day.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Garrett Hall Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 79% in Wigan and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 90% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 92 families put Garrett Hall Primary School as their first choice and 171 named it as one of their preferences, for 88 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Garrett Hall Primary School are Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 87% maths); St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common (0.6 miles, Good, 58% reading, 73% maths); Tyldesley Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 91% reading, 93% maths); and Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths).

Garrett Hall Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

4.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (6%).

Garrett Hall Primary School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Atherton Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bodmin Road (opposite), 230 metres away.

In 2024/25, Garrett Hall Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.