Stockton Heath Primary School

Stockton Heath Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance, maintaining its status since it was last inspected in 2019. The school is characterized by strong core values, fostering a respectful and friendly environment where pupils are well-prepared for their future education. The ambitious curriculum supports the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and is designed to help deepen their understanding and knowledge across subjects. Additionally, there is a notable emphasis on pupils' personal development, with strong support for their mental well-being and opportunities for them to engage in leadership roles.

Strengths

• Strong core values of friendship and respect permeate the school culture.
• Pupils achieve well across a range of subjects, showing high engagement.
• Well-designed curriculum that meets the diverse needs of all learners.
• Effective support and adaptations for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils demonstrate leadership through various councillor roles.
• Strong support for reading with a well-stocked library and active involvement of older pupils in mentoring younger ones.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment strategies in a few subjects are underdeveloped, hindering the ability to effectively identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge.

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 Stockton Heath Primary School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.2% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Stockton Heath 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 Stockton Heath Primary School had 26.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 8.7% of pupils at Stockton Heath Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Stockton Heath Primary School received £6,439 and spent £6,309 for each of its 402 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £175,000 (£435 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 Stockton Heath Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stockton Heath Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Stockton Heath Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stockton Heath Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Stockton Heath Primary School have?

Stockton Heath Primary School has 402 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stockton Heath Primary School cover?

Stockton Heath Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Stockton Heath Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stockton Heath Primary School?

Stockton Heath Primary School is at West Avenue, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6HX.