Etchells Primary School, Cheadle

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades Etchells Primary School on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Most pupils attend well."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a great start in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders wholeheartedly want Etchells to be a welcoming school for everyone."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have put in place a coherent and well-considered programme of personal development for pupils."

Achievement - Needs attention. "In most subjects other than reading, writing and mathematics, pupils do not achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders know that pupils' learning is variable across the curriculum."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should identify the key knowledge that pupils need to know and remember in all curriculum subjects so that pupils learn through activities that are precisely focused on helping them to build new knowledge well. • Leaders should support pupils to achieve as well in all subjects as they do in reading, writing and mathematics. • Leaders should make sure that the attendance of those pupils who are persistently absent continues to improve so that pupils can achieve well".

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Etchells Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Stockport and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Etchells Primary School as their first choice and 123 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 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 Etchells Primary School are Prospect Vale Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 84% maths); Outwood Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); Bradshaw Hall Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 98% maths); and North Cheshire Jewish Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths).

Etchells Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

45 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Etchells Primary School (as of April 2026): 76% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 11% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (84%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (11%).

25.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (41%), White British (37%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 65 pupils (16.4%) received SEN support and 28 (7.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Etchells Primary School has a resourced provision for autism, physical disability and severe learning difficulties: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.

Etchells Primary School had 23 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Heald Green Rail Station, about 1150 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Griffin (outside), 180 metres away.

In 2024/25, Etchells Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Etchells Primary School are Laurus Cheadle Hulme (1 mile) and St James' Catholic High School (1.2 miles).