Cheadle Hulme Primary School

Cheadle Hulme Primary School is performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating across multiple domains, with notable strengths in personal development and early years provision, which were rated as 'Outstanding'. The school, which opened as a free school in September 2018 and has not been previously inspected, has established a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and are eager to learn. High expectations from leaders support effective learning, especially for pupils with SEND, and foster resilience among students. However, while many pupils thrive, some areas require improvement to ensure all students fully grasp the fundamental concepts before advancing their learning.

Strengths

• Welcoming school community where pupils feel safe and proud to belong.
• Strong emphasis on personal development, encouraging leadership and responsibility.
• Effective curriculum prepares pupils well for the future.
• Children in early years are exceptionally well prepared for key stage 1.
• Most pupils demonstrate resilience and respond well to high expectations.

Areas for Improvement

• A small number of pupils read books not closely matched to their phonic knowledge.
• In some subjects, teachers do not ensure pupils have mastered important concepts before introducing new ideas.

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 Cheadle Hulme Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.4% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Cheadle Hulme 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 Cheadle Hulme Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.6% 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, 9.0% of pupils at Cheadle Hulme Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 2024–25 Cheadle Hulme Primary School received £6,774 and spent £6,389 for each of its 457 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £233,000 (£510 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Laurus Trust, income was £8,057 and spending £7,826 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Cheadle Hulme Primary School is part of The Laurus Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Laurus Cheadle Hulme Cheadle
• Cheadle Hulme High School Cheadle
• Norris Bank Primary School Stockport
• Priestnall School Stockport
• Hazel Grove High School Stockport
• Woodford Primary School Stockport
• Hazel Grove Primary School Stockport
• Didsbury High School Manchester
• Gorsey Bank Primary School Wilmslow
• Crown Street Primary School Manchester

What is Cheadle Hulme Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cheadle Hulme Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Cheadle Hulme Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cheadle Hulme Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Cheadle Hulme Primary School have?

Cheadle Hulme Primary School has 458 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cheadle Hulme Primary School cover?

Cheadle Hulme Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cheadle Hulme Primary School?

Cheadle Hulme Primary School is at Cheadle Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, SK8 5GB.