OFSTED
27 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
28 March 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
26 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Stockport
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
130
130 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
66
50.8% of pupils
Male pupils
64
49.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.0 pts
below England
School
10.8%
Stockport
20.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.1 pts
below England
School
6.2%
Stockport
12.9%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Stockport
1.3%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.8%
118
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
4
Unclassified
1.5%
2
White and Asian
1.5%
2
White and Black African
1.5%
2
Any other White background
0.8%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.7%
23 of
130 pupils
3.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
42.0%
18.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Reading
10.8 pts below England
School
63.0%
Stockport
77.4%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Writing
20.3 pts below England
School
50.0%
Stockport
71.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
54.0%
Maths
18.0 pts below England
School
54.0%
Stockport
76.5%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.85 pts
lower than
England
School
3.37%
Stockport
6.26%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.02%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.80 pts
lower than
England
School
6.02%
Stockport
15.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Stockport
2.02%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
61.9%
26.3 pts
below England
Brookside Primary School
61.9%
Stockport
88.0%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.