Didsbury Road Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Apr 3 2014 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Stockport
Unique reference
106098
Address
Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey, Didsbury Road Primary School, SK4 3HB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
462 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
12.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.6%
Persistent absence
11.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67.3%
Pakistani 8.7%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 3.5%
Unclassified 3.2%
Indian 2.4%
Chinese 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.3%
Caribbean 0.6%
African 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.7
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsAverage1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 112
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Didsbury Road Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
54
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
49
2nd preference
98
3rd preference
47
From another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
49
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
9
9
Reception, Full-time
59
34
25
Year 1
58
30
28
Year 2
61
33
28
Year 3
60
32
28
Year 4
84
39
45
Year 5
59
29
30
Year 6
60
34
26
Year 2023-2024

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