Banks Lane Junior School
Primary schoolBanks Lane Junior School is a primary school in Stockport, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 358 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2024
Before that: Good (overall), March 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 March 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 24 July 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 71% of pupils at Banks Lane Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Stockport and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Stockport | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Banks Lane Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 202310 m
- Aquinas CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file740 m
- St Thomas' Church of England Primary School StockportPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2023. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- St George's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Vernon Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Cale Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Stockport
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).