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Priestnall School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport SK4 3HP · priestnallschool.org.uk · 0161 549 7300
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Stockport 47.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,312
- 37 over 1,275 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.5%
- First language not English
- 11.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Laurus Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 311 families put the school first and 252 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 252 | 311 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 257 | 297 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 273 | 277 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 256 | 249 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 245 | 255 | 1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.6, and 56.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stockport it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.59 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106133)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2 | −0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 72 | +3.3 |
| Further education | 17.6 | −1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −2.5 |
| Employment | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Priestnall School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 29 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 29 Oct 2019
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106133)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106133), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106133)
Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106133)