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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 106098

Didsbury Road Primary School

Community school · Stockport · SK4 3HB

Ages 3–11 · 454 pupils · Stockport

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)77%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.4%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
392

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

49

Places offered

54

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
240
Preferred offers (top 3)
54
Applications from outside LA
12
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

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 fill93%

454 pupils · 490 places

Pupils on roll
454
Boys / girls
228 / 226
School capacity
490
Capacity fill
454 / 490 (93%)
Free school meals
9.3%
FSM pupils
41
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 Gemma Collins

Location

Address
Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey, Didsbury Road Primary School
Postcode
SK4 3HB
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, 454 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.3%.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Primary schools in Stockport
76
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK4
20
Primary in SK4
11
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 SK4

  • Mersey Vale Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK4 2BZ · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM36.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.4 miles away

  • Tithe Barn Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK4 3NG · Stockport

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM5.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Norris Bank Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK4 2NF · Stockport

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM8.2%

    0.7 miles away

  • Cheadle Heath Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK3 0RJ · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM27.5%
    • Demand0.78

    1.0 miles away

  • St Catherine's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M20 6HS · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Lark Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK3 9PH · Stockport

    Ages 4–11

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

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Collins
Telephone
01614322240
Website
www.didsburyroad.stockport.sch.uk/

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