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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 106028

Banks Lane Junior School

Community school · Stockport · SK1 4PR

Ages 7–11 · 358 pupils · Stockport

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

5.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2020-03-04

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.5%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
362

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

358 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
358
Boys / girls
171 / 187
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
358 / 360 (99%)
Free school meals
26%
FSM pupils
93
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Ed Milner

Location

Address
Hempshaw Lane, Offerton
Postcode
SK1 4PR
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Stockport
District
Stockport
Constituency
Hazel Grove
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Stockport, Stockport, 358 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 26%.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Primary schools in Stockport
76
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK1
5
Primary in SK1
5
Open schools in Stockport LA
137
Primary in Stockport LA
86

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in StockportNear SK1

  • Banks Lane Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK1 4PR · Stockport

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM18.1%
    • Demand1.07

    0.0 miles away

  • Vernon Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK1 2NF · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM26.0%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Cale Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK3 8JG · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM32.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.8 miles away

  • Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Stockport · SK3 9HX · Stockport

    Ages 5–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM44.6%
    • Demand0.81

    0.9 miles away

  • Fairway Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK2 5DR · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand1.10

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Ed Milner
Telephone
01614802330
Website
www.bankslane-jun.stockport.sch.uk

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