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Brookside Primary School

Community school · Stockport · SK6 8DB

Ages 4–11 · 130 pupils · Stockport

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

3.9%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-01-27

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.8%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
146

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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

10

Places offered

11

1st-preference offers

10

Total preferences (any rank)
28
Preferred offers (top 3)
11
Applications from outside LA
9
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 fill62%

130 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
130
Boys / girls
64 / 66
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
130 / 210 (62%)
Free school meals
10.8%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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 Rick Tavernor

Location

Address
Ashbourne Drive, High Lane, Ashbourne Drive, High Lane
Postcode
SK6 8DB
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Stockport
District
Stockport
Constituency
Hazel Grove
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
10 on roll / 10 capacity

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 4–11, in Stockport, Stockport, 130 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.8%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Primary schools in Stockport
76
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK6
22
Primary in SK6
14
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 SK6

  • High Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK6 8JQ · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM11.7%

    0.4 miles away

  • Disley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK12 2BD · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM6.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Hague Bar Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    High Peak · SK22 3AP · Derbyshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM0.0%

    1.8 miles away

  • Torkington Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK7 6NR · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM4.1%
    • Demand1.07

    1.8 miles away

  • Worth Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Poynton · SK12 1QA · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand1.20

    2.0 miles away

  • Norbury Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK7 6LE · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM4.4%

    2.2 miles away

  • Vernon Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Poynton · SK12 1NW · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM4.6%
    • Demand1.14

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Rick Tavernor
Telephone
01663763943
Website
http://brooksideprimary.com

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