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Prospect Vale Primary School

Primary · Cheadle · SK8 3RJ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 19 July 2023

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At a glance

230 pupils · 110% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
19.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
29.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.prospectvale.stockport.sch.uk
URN
106071

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 23 families named it first for 24 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 19 July 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

24 places offered · 23 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

31 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
Stockport average64%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Andrew's Church SchoolTaunton · 167 miles awayRequires improvement47%
St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior SchoolFarnborough · 157 miles awayGood58%
Meadlands Primary SchoolRichmond · 156 miles awayStrong standard87%
St Martin's Church of England Primary SchoolWeston-super-Mare · 142 miles awayExpected standard64%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, IpswichIpswich · 169 miles awayOutstanding75%
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary SchoolWigan · 20 miles awayOutstanding67%
Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary SchoolIlford · 157 miles awayExpected standard70%
Merrow Junior SchoolGuildford · 163 miles awayExpected standard62%
Oldfield Brow Primary SchoolAltrincham · 6 miles awayGood69%
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolDoncaster · 47 miles awayNo current grade59%
Lymington Junior SchoolLymington · 183 miles awayGood81%
Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolWelwyn Garden City · 139 miles awayExpected standard70%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 54% (Stockport 6%, England 5%) · White British 23% (Stockport 72%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 4% (Stockport 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Stockport 2%, England 2%) · Black African 3% (Stockport 2%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Stockport 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Stockport 3%, England 7%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Stockport 0%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Stockport 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Stockport: 1.22 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

61.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 11.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,522; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,623
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £3,912; in-year balance -£74,944

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher37.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier87.6%62.3%
Social housing1.3%17.1%
Privately rented11.1%20.5%
Detached houses24.1%22.9%
Flats1.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms30.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005845 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£364,000320 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£305,000–£440,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (93)£462,000
Semi-detached (157)£360,000
Terraced (28)£305,000
Flat (42)£179,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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