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Norris Bank Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Green Lane, Heaton Norris, Stockport SK4 2NF · norrisbank.stockport.sch.uk · 0161 432 3944
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stockport 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 403
- 96% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.2%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Laurus Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 91% 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 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106065)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Norris Bank Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106065)
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106065), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106065)
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106065)
Nov 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106065)