Cheadle Heath Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Edgeley Road
Cheadle Heath
Stockport
Cheshire
SK3 0RJ
Phone 01614282476
Reference Number 133326

Cheadle Heath Primary School demonstrates strong overall performance, with a nurturing and inclusive environment that supports all pupils, particularly those with additional needs. The leadership team is ambitious and responsive, ensuring that pupils make good progress and are well prepared for their future endeavors. The school's safeguarding practices are robust, creating a safe and supportive atmosphere for all students. Parents and staff express high satisfaction with the school, highlighting the effective support provided for both academic and emotional needs. However, while many aspects of academic achievement are commendable, there are notable concerns regarding the development of pupils' writing skills, specifically in terms of handwriting and overall fluency. Despite achieving well in other areas, further attention is needed to ensure consistent improvement in writing across all grades. The school has the necessary mechanisms in place for monitoring and evaluation, promising an ongoing commitment to addressing these areas of development.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 339
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.56%
Girls: 50.44%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 26.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 18 38
2 28 21 49
3 27 19 46
4 17 23 40
5 25 23 48
6 22 29 51

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 64.6%
Chinese 5.9%
Asian, Other 5.3%
Pakistani 4.7%
White & Asian 2.9%
White, Other 2.4%
Indian 2.4%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
African 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Irish 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Expected standard
 >  Leadership & Governance Strong standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Strong standard
 >  Achievement Expected standard
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Strong standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Expected standard
 >  Inclusion Strong standard
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 17 Mar 2026
Date Report
17 Mar 2026 School inspection
09 Dec 2021 School inspection
19 Jul 2016 Full inspection
11 Mar 2015 Monitoring visit
17 Jul 2014 Monitoring visit
23 Apr 2014 Full inspection
09 Mar 2011 Full inspection
03 Feb 2009 Curriculum and development visit
28 Nov 2007 Full inspection
06 May 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High levels of attendance and well-implemented attendance strategies
  • Consistent and effective behavior management leading to a calm school atmosphere
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
  • Ambitious leadership focused on continuous improvement
  • Rich personal development program with diverse extracurricular activities
  • Positive relationships between staff and pupils fostering a sense of belonging

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent development of pupils' writing skills, particularly in handwriting
  • Some variability in the quality of pupils' writing across subjects

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2
Writing -0.1
Maths -0.5

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 40 9
Third Preference 21 2
From another Local Authority 2 1

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