Community school · Stockport

Etchells Primary School

3–11Ages
397Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106045URN

East Avenue, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.5 below Stockport median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stockport

123 applications for 50 places · 48th of 72 in Stockport

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Stockport 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 17 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
13 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Stockport median (3.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

123 applications · 50 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.5; Stockport median median 3.0
2025 2.4; Stockport median median 2.9
2024 2.4; Stockport median median 2.9
2023 1.7; Stockport median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Stockport median median 2.3
2021 2.6; Stockport median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Stockport median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Stockport median median 2.4
2018 2.3; Stockport median median 2.3
2017 1.9; Stockport median median 2.4
2016 1.9; Stockport median median 2.4
2015 1.8; Stockport median median 2.4
2014 1.9; Stockport median median 2.4

This school
Stockport median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	50	123	2.5	43	0.86
Sep 2025	48	115	2.4	44	0.92
Sep 2024	39	95	2.4	36	0.92
Sep 2023	51	87	1.7	46	0.90
Sep 2022	43	99	2.3	37	0.86
Sep 2021	40	104	2.6	36	0.90
Sep 2020	46	108	2.4	42	0.91
Sep 2019	41	100	2.4	41	1.00
Sep 2018	42	97	2.3	33	0.79
Sep 2017	55	106	1.9	37	0.67
Sep 2016	58	108	1.9	33	0.57
Sep 2015	59	104	1.8	47	0.80
Sep 2014	48	90	1.9	42	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 70% · Maths 84% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%37th of 69 in Stockport

Stockport 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Stockport 83% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Stockport 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Stockport 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Stockport 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Stockport 84% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Stockport 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Stockport median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	5%	108	106
2023/24	64%	9%	106	105
2022/23	66%	16%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Etchells Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Prospect Vale Primary School
0.9 km · Stockport

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary School
0.9 km · Stockport

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bradshaw Hall Primary School
1.0 km · Stockport

Outstanding2024

3.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
North Cheshire Jewish Primary School
1.0 km · Stockport

Good2024

1.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Cheadle Catholic Infant School
1.0 km · Stockport

Good2023

2.7applications per place
Cheadle Catholic Junior School
1.0 km · Stockport

Standards maintained2024

79%met the SATs standard
Bolshaw Primary School
1.1 km · Stockport

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place
Lum Head Primary School
1.5 km · Stockport

Remains Good2024

4.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106045 · 356/2030
Capacity: 470 pupils · 397 on roll
Free school meals: 21.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: East Avenue, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3DL
Local authority: Stockport

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources