Didsbury Road Primary School

Community school·Primary school Stockport·SK4 3HB
Composite score
67.3
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#2,200
National rank
#259
In North West
#16
In Stockport
Top 15%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
82%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
51 first choices, 52 places
First choices per place
0.98
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
203
any preference, for 52 places
Last place offered lived
1.20 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 1928 m
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.04
00.511.5
1 per place
1.3320221.0320230.9120241.0220250.982026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it. In 2026 the school was not oversubscribed, so no distance limit applied.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
453
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
13.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,232
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Didsbury Road Primary School at a glance

Located in Stockport, Didsbury Road Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 453 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 15% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Didsbury Road Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 51 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 1.20 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 4.1%. There are about 22.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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