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Bridge Hall Primary School

Community school · Stockport · SK3 8LX

Ages 3–11 · 167 pupils · Stockport

Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

43%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-23

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)43%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.3%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
170

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

18

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
29
Preferred offers (top 3)
18
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

167 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
167
Boys / girls
88 / 79
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
167 / 210 (80%)
Free school meals
62.3%
FSM pupils
99
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Alexandra Jamieson

Location

Address
Cuddington Crescent, Bridge Hall
Postcode
SK3 8LX
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Stockport
District
Stockport
Constituency
Stockport
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 3–11, in Stockport, Stockport, 167 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 62.3%.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Primary schools in Stockport
76
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK3
15
Primary in SK3
9
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.

  • St Ambrose Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Stockport · SK3 8LQ · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM45.9%
    • Demand0.92

    0.2 miles away

  • Adswood Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK3 8PQ · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    0.3 miles away

  • Alexandra Park Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK3 9RF · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM23.9%

    0.4 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

    0.6 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

    0.7 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK3 9PH · Stockport

    Ages 4–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM50.0%
    • Demand0.86

    0.8 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Cheadle · SK8 2JF · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM41.0%
    • Demand0.89

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alexandra Jamieson
Telephone
01614807889

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