Community school · Stockport

Ludworth Primary School

4–11Ages
373Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106057URN

Ludworth Primary School, Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 below Stockport median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stockport

159 applications for 60 places · 42nd of 72 in Stockport

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Stockport 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

159 applications · 60 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 2.7; Stockport median median 3.0
2025 3.5; Stockport median median 2.9
2024 3.4; Stockport median median 2.9
2023 2.5; Stockport median median 2.4
2022 3.6; Stockport median median 2.3
2021 3.1; Stockport median median 2.3
2020 3.2; Stockport median median 2.2
2019 2.8; Stockport median median 2.4
2018 2.9; Stockport median median 2.3
2017 3.6; Stockport median median 2.4
2016 4.1; Stockport median median 2.4
2015 3.6; Stockport median median 2.4
2014 3.6; Stockport median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Stockport median in 12 of 13 years.

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	60	159	2.7	58	0.97
Sep 2025	50	177	3.5	50	1.00
Sep 2024	46	155	3.4	44	0.96
Sep 2023	59	145	2.5	60	1.02
Sep 2022	37	133	3.6	37	1.00
Sep 2021	59	181	3.1	56	0.95
Sep 2020	45	144	3.2	40	0.89
Sep 2019	60	166	2.8	59	0.98
Sep 2018	53	155	2.9	48	0.91
Sep 2017	45	164	3.6	47	1.04
Sep 2016	45	183	4.1	70	1.56
Sep 2015	45	163	3.6	66	1.47
Sep 2014	45	163	3.6	60	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 89% · Maths 89% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%19th of 69 in Stockport

Stockport 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Stockport 83% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Stockport 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Stockport 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Stockport 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Stockport 84% England 77%

Higher standard34%

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	77%	13%	107	106
2023/24	70%	13%	107	107
2022/23	78%	12%	108	108

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

Ludworth Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · Stockport

Good2023

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Mellor Primary School
1.3 km · Stockport

2026

5.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple
1.5 km · Stockport

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Rose Hill Primary School
1.5 km · Stockport

2026

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Romiley Primary School
2.4 km · Stockport

Remains Good2020

2.6applications per place
Greave Primary School
3.0 km · Stockport

2026

3.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Warren Wood Primary School
3.5 km · Stockport

Good2024

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
3.6 km · Stockport

Good2023

3.0applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106057 · 356/2053
Capacity: 420 pupils · 373 on roll
Free school meals: 5.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ludworth Primary School, Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Local authority: Stockport

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