Mersey Vale Primary School

Mersey Vale Primary School has transitioned from its previous outstanding grading to a current good rating in its first inspection in 14 years. The school has high expectations, and pupils generally achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The learning environment is supportive and welcoming, fostering a strong sense of community among pupils. However, the school faces challenges in ensuring clearer oversight of the curriculum across all subjects, which can hinder some pupils' progress. Additionally, there are concerns regarding pupils' understanding of fundamental British values, which impacts their preparedness for modern societal responsibilities.

Strengths

• Pupils take pride in their school and treat each other with kindness and respect.
• The school has high expectations for pupil achievement.
• Effective support is provided for pupils learning English as an additional language.
• The curriculum is ambitious and typically well-delivered by staff.
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning.
• Strong relationships are formed between pupils and staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clear oversight of curriculum impact in some subjects.
• Insufficient understanding of fundamental British values among pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Mersey Vale Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.6% of pupils at Mersey Vale Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Mersey Vale Primary School had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.5% of pupils at Mersey Vale Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Mersey Vale Primary School received £10,264 and spent £9,970 for each of its 153 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £11,000 (-£69 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Mersey Vale Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mersey Vale Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Mersey Vale Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mersey Vale Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Mersey Vale Primary School have?

Mersey Vale Primary School has 158 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mersey Vale Primary School cover?

Mersey Vale Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Mersey Vale Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mersey Vale Primary School?

Mersey Vale Primary School is at Valley Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 2BZ.