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Priestnall School

Academy converter · Stockport · SK4 3HP

Ages 11–16 · 1,312 pupils · Stockport

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

56.8

Overall absence

8.3%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2019-10-29

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
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 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.40
−20+2
Attainment 856.8
English & maths grade 5+64%
English & maths grade 4+82%
EBacc entry11%

EBacc APS: 4.9

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.4%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
7.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,306

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary 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

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

277

Places offered

273

1st-preference offers

257

Total preferences (any rank)
539
Preferred offers (top 3)
273
Applications from outside LA
39
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

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 fill103%

1,312 pupils · 1,275 places

Pupils on roll
1,312
Boys / girls
696 / 616
School capacity
1,275
Capacity fill
1,312 / 1,275 (103%)
Free school meals
13.5%
FSM pupils
177
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE LAURUS TRUST
Academy trust
THE LAURUS TRUST
Sponsor
The Laurus Trust
Headteacher
Miss Rachel Howarth

Location

Address
Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey
Postcode
SK4 3HP
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Stockport
District
Stockport
Constituency
Stockport
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
30 on roll / 30 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Stockport, Stockport, 1,312 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 13.5%.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Secondary schools in Stockport
11
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK4
20
Secondary in SK4
2
Open schools in Stockport LA
137
Secondary in Stockport LA
14

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Rachel Howarth
Telephone
01615497300
Website
www.priestnallschool.org.uk/

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