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Prospect Vale Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Prospect Vale, Off Brown Lane, Heald Green, Cheadle SK8 3RJ · prospectvale.stockport.sch.uk · 0161 437 4226
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stockport 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 230
- 20 over 210 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- First language not English
- 25.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 18 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Stockport it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Prospect Vale Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 63%
- Replies
- 59
- 26% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (17%) with SEND