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Torkington Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Torkington Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 6NR · torkington.stockport.sch.uk · 0161 483 2188
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 90%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stockport 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 233
- 93% of 250 places
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4.1%
- First language not English
- 14.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 79% 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 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 31% 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 | |||
| ▲90% | 62% | ||
| ▲31% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Torkington Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 71
- 33% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied