Styal Primary School

Styal Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The positive relationships between pupils and staff create a friendly and caring environment where students feel safe and respected. The school sets high expectations for learning and achievement, providing effective support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is well-defined in most subjects, allowing pupils to achieve good outcomes, and the school is proactive in addressing attendance issues for a small number of students. However, there are some areas for improvement. In a few subjects, the curriculum does not clearly define what pupils should learn, leading to gaps in knowledge retention. Addressing this will help ensure that all pupils not only complete tasks but also remember and understand the key learning objectives. Overall, the school is well-regarded and takes thoughtful measures towards enhancing the educational experience for its pupils.

Strengths

• Positive relationships between pupils and staff foster a caring environment.
• High expectations of learning and achievement are evident across the school.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• The newly introduced phonics curriculum demonstrates consistency in teaching.
• Pupils exhibit good behavior and act as positive role models.
• The school engages well with the community and promotes awareness of equality.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, the curriculum does not adequately define learning objectives.
• Some pupils struggle to remember key learning due to gaps in curriculum clarity.

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 Styal Primary School attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.9% 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 Styal 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 Styal Primary School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.9% 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, 14.0% of pupils at Styal Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 14.0% 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 Styal Primary School received £9,795 and spent £10,133 for each of its 100 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £49,000 (-£493 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).

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Wilmslow · Cheshire East local authority: places and applications

What is Styal Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Styal Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Styal Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Styal Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Styal Primary School have?

Styal Primary School has 100 pupils on roll.

What age range does Styal Primary School cover?

Styal Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

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

Where is Styal Primary School?

Styal Primary School is at Altrincham Road, Styal, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4JE.