Didsbury Road Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 23 2024 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
453 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
13.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.7%
Persistent absence
9.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 65.1%
Pakistani 10.2%
Mixed 6.6%
Other White 3.1%
Indian 2.6%
Unclassified 2.6%
Bangladeshi 2.2%
Other Asian 2%
Chinese 1.8%
Other 1.5%
Caribbean 0.9%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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 77%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 12%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Didsbury Road Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
60
2nd preference
87
3rd preference
60
From another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
20
9
11
Reception, Full-time
53
26
27
Year 1
58
33
25
Year 2
60
32
28
Year 3
59
32
27
Year 4
60
33
27
Year 5
82
38
44
Year 6
58
29
29
Year 2024-2025

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