Tame Bank

The key details

Address: 11 Melbourne Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2JE

Phone number: 0330 118 0974

Executive Headteacher: Monica Leontescu

Head of School: Matthew Lawton

Assistant Headteacher: Neal Colpitts

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Jennifer Dodd

Key Stages offered: Key Stage 4

Historic two-storey sandstone building on Melbourne Street in Stalybridge, featuring large arched ground-floor windows, tall mullioned upper-floor windows, decorative stone detailing, and a bright blue entrance door. Signage for First Steps Together and Tame Bank is displayed across the façade under a blue sky

Our school

Situated next to the River Tame in the heart of Stalybridge, Tame Bank is our specialist secondary school for autistic leaners offering full-time education for 25 students aged 14-16 (Key Stage 4) who are going into their final school years.

Tame Bank offers a modern and vibrant school equipped with modern technology, resources and carefully designed classrooms to support autistic students.

Modern working and meeting area featuring geometric patterned flooring, a wood-panel feature wall with a large wall-mounted screen, a high table with stools, desk workstations, a photocopier, and contemporary hanging light fixtures. Natural light enters through windows at the rear

The school welcomes students who are looking for a broad and balanced offer of education including functional skills and GCSE options.

All students in Key Stage 4 will have access to supported work placements, qualifications and next step support into Post 16 with bespoke support from our dedicated team of specialist education professionals.