Cale Green Primary School, Stockport

Ofsted's report card from its 10 March 2026 inspection grades Cale Green Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils at Cale Green are very well prepared for life in modern Britain."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils demonstrate their knowledge and skills across the curriculum through their quality discussions."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils attend well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years have a broad range of starting points."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school uses the additional funding that it receives well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders at Cale Green have a deep understanding of the community that it serves."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently identify and address gaps in pupils' prior knowledge so that pupils have secured their understanding before moving on"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers provide activity choices in lessons that allow pupils to access learning at their stage of development"; "Leaders should continue to strengthen their systems to analyse the school's performance and implement strategies that ensure that standards continue to improve".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, drama, choir, gardening, eco club and book club.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £8.00 per session.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Cale Green Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Stockport and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 47% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Cale Green Primary School as their first choice and 108 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cale Green Primary School are St George's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 91% reading, 86% maths); Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 100% maths); St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 80% reading, 33% maths); and St Ambrose Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 48% maths).

Cale Green Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

61 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cale Green Primary School (as of April 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 53% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (53%).

36.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Asian (27%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest railway station is Davenport Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lowfield Road (near), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cale Green Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Cale Green Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cale Green Primary School are Stockport School (0.9 miles) and Stockport Academy (1 mile).