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Hursthead Junior School

Primary · Cheadle · SK8 7PZ

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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 April 2023

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At a glance

354 pupils · 98% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
3.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
13% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.hursthead-jun.stockport.sch.uk/
URN
140925

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 19 April 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
76%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
14%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
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 school76%
Median of its 12 closest peers83%
Stockport average64%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
High Beeches Primary SchoolHarpenden · 132 miles awayOutstanding80%
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBrentwood · 159 miles awayOutstanding93%
Elmlea Junior SchoolBristol · 131 miles awayOutstanding83%
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyYork · 60 miles awayGood61%
Oatlands Community Junior SchoolHarrogate · 50 miles awayGood77%
Lowbrook AcademyMaidenhead · 142 miles awayGood100%
Preston Hedges Primary SchoolNorthampton · 97 miles awayOutstanding81%
Rush Common SchoolAbingdon · 122 miles awayExpected standard78%
Westbury Park SchoolBristol · 132 miles awayOutstanding91%
Pownall Green Primary SchoolStockport · under 1 mile awayGood83%
Leasowes Primary SchoolStafford · 40 miles awayOutstanding86%
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolBillericay · 164 miles awayOutstanding96%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 77% (Stockport 72%, England 60%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Stockport 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Stockport 6%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 3% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Stockport 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Stockport 3%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 1% (Stockport 2%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · White Irish 1% (Stockport 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Stockport 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Stockport 1%, England 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)
2.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
2.2%
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
19.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

72.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.8 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 £45,677; 20% 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 (2024-25)

This school£5,407
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £203,000; in-year balance +£40,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher47%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work51.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways7%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier92.4%62.3%
Social housing1.6%17.1%
Privately rented6%20.5%
Detached houses43.1%22.9%
Flats1.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms42.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005794 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£516,000405 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£402,000–£630,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (164)£612,500
Semi-detached (199)£445,000
Terraced (14)£394,000
Flat (28)£275,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
3an 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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