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Styal Primary School

Community school · Wilmslow · SK9 4JE

Ages 4–11 · 100 pupils · Cheshire East

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

7.7%

Admissions demand

1.35 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-01-18

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)59%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.3%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
5.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
98

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

1.35 · Competitive

1st preferences

23

Places offered

17

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
47
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
14
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7

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 fill84%

100 pupils · 119 places

Pupils on roll
100
Boys / girls
52 / 48
School capacity
119
Capacity fill
100 / 119 (84%)
Free school meals
21%
FSM pupils
21
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 Nicola Gaulton

Location

Address
Altrincham Road, Styal
Postcode
SK9 4JE
Town
Wilmslow
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire East
District
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
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 Wilmslow, Cheshire East, 100 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21%.

Open schools in Wilmslow
13
Primary schools in Wilmslow
9
Academies among open schools in Wilmslow
38% (5)
Open schools in SK9
18
Primary in SK9
10
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.

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    • FSM11.1%
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    • FSM11.5%
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    • FSM3.1%
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    • Absence6.4%
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  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Nicola Gaulton
Telephone
01625917280
Website
www.styal.cheshire.sch.uk

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