Community school · Cheshire East

Vernon Primary School

4–11Ages
394Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135327URN

Clumber Road, Poynton, SK12 1NW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Cheshire East median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire East

114 applications for 60 places · 67th of 101 in Cheshire East

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cheshire East median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

114 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2025 2.6; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2024 2.6; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2023 2.7; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2022 2.3; Cheshire East median median 2.2
2021 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2020 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Cheshire East median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Cheshire East median median 1.9
2014 2.0; Cheshire East median median 2.0

This school
Cheshire East 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	114	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2025	55	140	2.6	72	1.31
Sep 2024	51	131	2.6	58	1.14
Sep 2023	47	125	2.7	40	0.85
Sep 2022	50	117	2.3	52	1.04
Sep 2021	50	111	2.2	46	0.92
Sep 2020	60	122	2.0	66	1.10
Sep 2019	50	100	2.0	52	1.04
Sep 2018	48	106	2.2	45	0.94
Sep 2017	60	105	1.8	63	1.05
Sep 2016	50	107	2.1	55	1.10
Sep 2015	60	108	1.8	55	0.92
Sep 2014	45	90	2.0	44	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%22nd of 114 in Cheshire East

Cheshire East 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Cheshire East 80% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Cheshire East 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Cheshire East 78% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Cheshire East 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Cheshire East 80% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Cheshire East 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cheshire East median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	15%	108	109
2023/24	75%	14%	108	107
2022/23	80%	18%	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

Vernon Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.4 km · Cheshire East

Good2024

3.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Worth Primary School
0.7 km · Cheshire East

2026

3.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Lower Park School
1.1 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

2.9applications per place
Lostock Hall Primary School
1.6 km · Cheshire East

Good2024

2.0applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Woodford Primary School
2.7 km · Stockport

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place
Norbury Hall Primary School
2.9 km · Stockport

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Adlington Primary School
2.9 km · Cheshire East

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Queensgate Primary School
3.0 km · Stockport

Outstanding2024

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: 135327 · 895/3818
Capacity: 350 pupils · 394 on roll
Free school meals: 4.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2008
Address: Clumber Road, Poynton, SK12 1NW
Local authority: Cheshire East

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