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Lower Park School

Community school · Stockport · SK12 1HE

Ages 4–11 · 277 pupils · Cheshire East

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

3.6%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.0%
Unauthorised0.3%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
241

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

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

36

Places offered

40

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
40
Applications from outside LA
9
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill99%

277 pupils · 280 places

Pupils on roll
277
Boys / girls
140 / 137
School capacity
280
Capacity fill
277 / 280 (99%)
Free school meals
2.2%
FSM pupils
6
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
Mrs Amelia Lomas

Location

Address
Hazelbadge Road, Poynton
Postcode
SK12 1HE
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire East
District
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

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, Cheshire East, 277 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 2.2%.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Primary schools in Stockport
76
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK12
8
Primary in SK12
6
Open schools in Cheshire East LA
180
Primary in Cheshire East LA
124

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 SK12

  • Lower Park School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK12 1HE · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM3.7%

    0.0 miles away

  • Lostock Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK12 1XG · Cheshire East

    Ages 3–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM6.4%
    • Demand0.88

    0.5 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

    0.7 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

    1.1 miles away

  • Queensgate Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK7 1NE · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM5.3%
    • Demand1.14

    1.2 miles away

  • Ladybrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK7 2LT · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM5.0%
    • Demand1.37

    1.3 miles away

  • Woodford Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Primary

    Stockport · SK7 1GX · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence3.1%
    • FSM1.5%
    • Demand1.33

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amelia Lomas

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