Priestnall School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Stockport
Unique reference
149936
Address
Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, SK4 3HP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1272 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
9.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.2%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73%
Mixed 7.4%
Pakistani 6.1%
Other White 3.6%
Unclassified 2%
Indian 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.3%
African 1.1%
Irish 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Priestnall School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
273
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
277
2nd preference
128
3rd preference
57
From another Local Authority
39
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
257
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes24.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
265
129
136
Year 8
253
142
111
Year 9
254
145
109
Year 10
250
118
132
Year 11
250
121
129
Year 2023-2024

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