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Moss Hey Primary School

Community school · Stockport · SK7 1DS

Ages 4–11 · 186 pupils · Stockport

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

82%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-01-13

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

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)82%
Higher standard (RWM)18%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
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 absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.4%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
188

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

20

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
108
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
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 fill89%

186 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
186
Boys / girls
95 / 91
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
186 / 210 (89%)
Free school meals
3.2%
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 Elise Messham

Location

Address
Eskdale Avenue, Bramhall
Postcode
SK7 1DS
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Stockport
District
Stockport
Constituency
Cheadle
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 4–11, in Stockport, Stockport, 186 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 3.2%.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Primary schools in Stockport
76
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK7
17
Primary in SK7
13
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 SK7

  • Hursthead Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cheadle · SK8 7PZ · Stockport

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence3.1%
    • FSM2.9%
    • Demand0.93

    0.4 miles away

  • Hursthead Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cheadle · SK8 7PZ · Stockport

    Ages 7–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM3.7%

    0.5 miles away

  • Queensgate Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK7 1NE · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.7 miles away

  • Thorn Grove Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cheadle · SK8 7LD · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Pownall Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK7 2EB · Stockport

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM4.1%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 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

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Elise Messham
Telephone
01614395114
Website
https://www.mosshey-primary.co.uk/

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