# Priestnall School

Priestnall School is a secondary school in Stockport, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,312 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E149936. [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,312
- Council: Stockport
- URN: 149936

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), October 2019, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 October 2019
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Priestnall School was 55.8, against 48.8 in Stockport and 46.2 in England.
67.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Stockport | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 55.8 | 48.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67.8% | 51.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81.2% | 69.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 245 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Tithe Barn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tithe-barn-primary-school-e106080): 310 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Freshfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/freshfield-nursery-school-e106021): 320 m. Nursery. School remains Good, July 2024
- [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e106105): 540 m. Primary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Didsbury Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/didsbury-road-primary-school-e106098): 600 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-winifreds-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151683): 600 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [Stella Maris School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stella-maris-school-e106154): 700 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149936)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149936)

## How to cite

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