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Didsbury Road Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Stockport

Didsbury Road, Stockport, SK4 3HB

Website 01614322240

77

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 23/07/2024

Application demand

95%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.3%

8.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

454

Capacity used

Nearly full

93%

490 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

95%

1st preference success rate

57 of 60 families who put it first got an offer

59

Places offered

258

Total applications

4.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6057● 95%
2nd preference872● 2%
3rd preference600● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)510● 0%
Total2585923%

1st preference success by year

66%
2020
95%
2021
69%
2022
87%
2023
100%
2024
95%
2025

Stockport lets families list 6 preferences. 17 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Gemma Collins
Address
Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, SK4 3HB
Phone
01614322240
Local authority
Stockport
Ward / constituency
Heatons South · Stockport
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
106098

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals9%——
English as additional language12%——
SEN support14%——
50% boys (228)50% girls (226)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

454 pupils · 490 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    23 July 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 388 pupils

Attendance

96.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
10%
21/22
9%
22/23
7%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths77%——
Higher standard12%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard82%
+20% vs England
Higher standard12%
+4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard95%
+20% vs England
Higher standard60%
+27% vs England
Average score111
+5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard82%
+10% vs England
Greater depth12%
-1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard98%
+24% vs England
Higher standard51%
+25% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard88%
+15% vs England
Higher standard46%
+16% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard96%
+14% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

852019702023772024822025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)82%61%
Higher standard12%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Stockport council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.