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Cheadle Catholic Infant School

Primary · Cheadle · SK8 6DB

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 6 December 2023

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At a glance

248 pupils · 80% of 310 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
6.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
11.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
2.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.cheadle-inf.stockport.sch.uk/
URN
106111

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 55 families named it first for 58 Reception places, 0.95 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 6 December 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

58 places offered · 55 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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 77% (Stockport 72%, England 60%) · White Irish 3% (Stockport 0%, England 0%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 3% (Stockport 3%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · Black African 2% (Stockport 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Stockport 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Stockport 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Stockport 6%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Stockport 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Stockport 0%, England 0%)

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)
3.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4.3%
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
21
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

97% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% 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)

37.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.8 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 £49,326; 13.3% 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£7,585
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£165,010; in-year balance -£140,382

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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 higher36.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work35.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.5%62.3%
Social housing20.3%17.1%
Privately rented10%20.5%
Detached houses33.8%22.9%
Flats13.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms16.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005777 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£377,500275 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£297,500–£512,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (99)£530,000
Semi-detached (102)£380,000
Terraced (45)£307,000
Flat (29)£185,000

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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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