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Emma Gill

Every single 'outstanding' school in Stockport, according to Ofsted

Ofsted Stockport Cheshire Bramhall Cheadle

If your child is already at school, you're no doubt fully aware of the Ofsted grading system.

All schools are graded on a four-point scale, from grade 1 (outstanding), 2 (good), 3 (requires improvement) and 4 (inadequate).

Despite recent calls for the one-word gradings to be scrapped, the education watchdog says they will remain, with its chief inspector Amanda Spielman describing them as 'integral' to the wider school system.

She says the 'government uses Ofsted’s overall grade to determine how best to support improvement' and insists that 'many parents find the grading system useful'.

Despite recent calls for one-word gradings to be scrapped, education watchdog Ofsted says they will remain (Getty Images)

Ofsted inspectors make graded judgements on a number of areas which include the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership at the school.

To achieve an 'outstanding' grade, a school will need to be given a Grade 1 for most categories. It means the school has convinced inspectors that they are providing the highest standards of education. Safeguarding must also be effective.

It used to be the case that 'outstanding' settings were exempt from Ofsted, unless there was particular cause for concern, but that changed in 2020. Now those schools are all being re-inspected – with the watchdog prioritising the ones that have gone the longest without inspection.

The following schools and colleges across Stockport are currently judged to be outstanding by Ofsted. See the full Greater Manchester list here.

Alexandra Park Primary School
- Category: Primary
Bombay Road, Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 9RF
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 05 March 2019
Banks Lane Infant School
- Category: Primary
Hempshaw Lane, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 4PR
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 29 October 2009
Castle Hill High School
- Category: Special School
The Fairway, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire, SK2 5DS
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 26 June 2017
Cheadle Catholic Infant School
- Category: Primary
Conway Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 6DB
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 10 June 2009
Cheadle Hulme High School
- Category: Secondary
Woods Lane, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 7JY
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 12 January 2015
Didsbury Road Primary School
- Category: Primary
Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey, Didsbury Road Primary School, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 3HB
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 08 May 2014
Heaton School
- Category: Special School
St James Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 4RE
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 12 January 2017
Hursthead Infant School
- Category: Primary
Kirkstead Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 7PZ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 12 May 2011
Ladybrook Primary School
- Category: Primary
Gleneagles Close, Seal Road, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 2LT
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 19 March 2020
Lisburne School
- Category: Special School
Half Moon Lane, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire, SK2 5LB
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 21 December 2016

Ludworth Primary School
- Category: Primary
Ludworth Primary School, Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 5DU
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 11 November 2020
Mersey Vale Primary School
- Category: Primary
Valley Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 2BZ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 09 February 2010
Moat House
- Category: Pupil Referral Unit
6 Lower Moat Close, Heaton Norris, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 1SZ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 29 March 2019
North Cheshire Jewish Primary School
- Category: Primary
St Ann's Road North, Heald Green, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4RZ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 02 April 2019
Pownall Green Primary School
- Category: Primary
Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 2EB
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 29 October 2008
Queensgate Primary School
- Category: Primary
Albany Road, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1NE
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 18 November 2008
Royal School, Manchester
- Category: Special School
Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, STOCKPORT, Cheshire, SK8 6RQ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 17 January 2023
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School
- Category: Primary
Warwick Road, Romiley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 3AX
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 12 May 2011
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
- Category: Primary
Carisbrooke Avenue, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 5PL
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 02 October 2013
St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stockport
- Category: Primary
Didsbury Road, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 3JH
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 17 December 2014

The Pendlebury Centre
- Category: Pupil Referral Unit
Edgeley Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 0RJ
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 31 January 2017
Tithe Barn Primary School
- Category: Primary
Mauldeth Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 3NG
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 23 October 2014
Valley School
- Category: Special School
Whitehaven Road, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1EN
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 16 June 2022
Vernon Park Primary School
- Category: Primary
Peak Street, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 2NF
- Rating: Outstanding
- Latest report: 19 March 2014