Community school · Stockport

Mersey Vale Primary School

3–11Ages
158Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106059URN

Valley Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, SK4 2BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.5 above Stockport median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stockport

48 applications for 14 places

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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Stockport median (3.0) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

48 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 3.4; Stockport median median 3.0
2025 5.4; Stockport median median 2.9
2024 3.2; Stockport median median 2.9
2023 3.0; Stockport median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Stockport median median 2.3
2021 3.0; Stockport median median 2.3
2020 3.0; Stockport median median 2.2
2019 2.9; Stockport median median 2.4
2018 2.4; Stockport median median 2.3
2017 2.9; Stockport median median 2.4
2016 2.0; Stockport median median 2.4
2015 1.9; Stockport median median 2.4
2014 2.4; 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	14	48	3.4	14	1.00
Sep 2025	9	49	5.4	8	0.89
Sep 2024	26	84	3.2	25	0.96
Sep 2023	25	76	3.0	24	0.96
Sep 2022	30	65	2.2	18	0.60
Sep 2021	30	89	3.0	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	90	3.0	27	0.90
Sep 2019	26	74	2.9	22	0.85
Sep 2018	30	71	2.4	27	0.90
Sep 2017	29	85	2.9	26	0.90
Sep 2016	28	55	2.0	13	0.46
Sep 2015	30	57	1.9	15	0.50
Sep 2014	30	73	2.4	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 83% → 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 standard71%

Stockport 83% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Stockport 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Stockport 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Stockport 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Stockport 84% England 77%

Higher standard33%

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%	4%	106	106
2023/24	59%	0%	104	105
2022/23	47%	3%	102	101

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

Mersey Vale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.5 km · Stockport

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place
Didsbury Road Primary School
0.7 km · Stockport

Good2024

3.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Norris Bank Primary School
0.9 km · Stockport

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place
Lark Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Stockport

Good2022

3.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Stockport

2025

4.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Cheadle Heath Primary School
1.1 km · Stockport

2026

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Tithe Barn Primary School
1.2 km · Stockport

Good2023

5.3applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Alexandra Park Primary School
1.5 km · Stockport

Remains Outstanding2024

3.3applications 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: 106059 · 356/2058
Capacity: 210 pupils · 158 on roll
Free school meals: 36.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Valley Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, SK4 2BZ
Local authority: Stockport

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