SCHOOL PROFILE

Cale Green Primary School

Primary Community school URN 106091
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 340 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

10 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 13 March 2022
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 329 306 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 165 50.2% of pupils
Male pupils 164 49.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.0%
6.2 pts above England
School 31.0%
Stockport 20.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.8%
16.5 pts above England
School 36.8%
Stockport 12.9%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.1%
1.1 pts above England
School 2.1%
Stockport 1.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
51.7%
170
Pakistani
20.1%
66
African
5.5%
18
Any other White background
4.3%
14
Indian
4.0%
13
Any other ethnic group
3.3%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.6% 71 of 329 pupils
0.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.6%
Stockport 22.6%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.2% 60 pupils
England 14.8% 3.5 pts above
EHC plans 3.3% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 25
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Specific learning difficulty 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Physical disability 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Stockport 62.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Stockport 77.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Stockport 71.0%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.01%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.21 pts lower than England
School 5.01%
Stockport 6.26%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.55%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.27 pts lower than England
School 10.55%
Stockport 15.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

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

96.8% 8.6 pts above England
Cale Green Primary School
96.8%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information