Academy converter · Stockport

Priestnall School

11–16Ages
1,312Pupils
SecondaryPhase
149936URN

Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, SK4 3HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2019 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.6 below Stockport median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Stockport

521 applications for 252 places · 11th of 14 in Stockport

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

55.8of 90

Stockport 49.2 England 46.0

3rd of 14 in Stockport

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 29 October 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Stockport median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

521 applications · 252 places offered · 311 named it first

2026 2.1; Stockport median median 2.7
2025 2.1; Stockport median median 2.8
2024 2.0; Stockport median median 2.9
2023 1.6; Stockport median median 2.4; as the previous school
2022 1.7; Stockport median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Stockport median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Stockport median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Stockport median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.5; Stockport median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Stockport median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Stockport median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Stockport median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Stockport median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Stockport median

Dashed bars: as Priestnall School (URN 106133), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	252	521	2.1	311	1.23
Sep 2025	257	528	2.1	297	1.16
Sep 2024	273	539	2.0	277	1.01
Sep 2023 *	256	419	1.6	249	0.97
Sep 2022 *	245	408	1.7	255	1.04
Sep 2021 *	249	454	1.8	287	1.15
Sep 2020 *	256	554	2.2	339	1.32
Sep 2019 *	248	550	2.2	325	1.31
Sep 2018 *	250	612	2.5	337	1.35
Sep 2017 *	247	661	2.7	354	1.43
Sep 2016 *	247	638	2.6	357	1.45
Sep 2015 *	245	619	2.5	355	1.45
Sep 2014 *	242	567	2.3	307	1.27

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

245 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)55.83rd of 14 in Stockport

Stockport 49.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths68%3rd of 14 in Stockport

Stockport 49% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths81%

Stockport 70% England 66%

This school
Stockport median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.40

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	245	55.8	68%	81%	–
2024/25	247	52.6	57%	79%	–
2023/24	250	56.8	64%	82%	+0.40
2022/23 *	251	50.7	57%	75%	−0.09

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Priestnall SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2019

2.1applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
Burnage Academy for Boys
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
The Barlow RC High School
1.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Parrs Wood High School
1.8 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
1.9 km · Stockport

Good2023

2.2applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Levenshulme High School
2.2 km · Manchester

2026

2.5applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
Stockport Academy
2.3 km · Stockport

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
3.2 km · Manchester

2026

2.2applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Didsbury High School
3.6 km · Manchester

Outstanding2024

6.1applications per place 57.8Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 149936 · 356/4032
Trust: The Laurus Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,275 pupils · 1,312 on roll
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Priestnall School (URN 106133)
Address: Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, SK4 3HP
Local authority: Stockport

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources