Ladybridge Primary School, Cheadle

Ofsted's report card from its 21 July 2026 inspection grades Ladybridge Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 4 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.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders' sharp focus on the personal development and wellbeing of pupils is a strength of the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have ensured that an ambitious and broad curriculum is in place."

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

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a caring and inclusive school where staff know pupils well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an ambitious vision for the school."

Achievement - Needs attention. "The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or who are disadvantaged is well above the national average."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Despite leaders' sustained efforts, pupils' rates of attendance remain low, including for pupils with special educational needs and those who are disadvantaged."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff use their checks on learning consistently well to identify misconceptions and gaps in pupils' learning and address these effectively so pupils can build secure knowledge across the curriculum"; "At times, the activities that teachers design do not help pupils to demonstrate what they know. Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently design activities that help pupils to develop sufficient depth of knowledge"; "Leaders should continue their work to reduce rates of absence so that all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, benefit fully from the academic opportunities the school offers and achieve as well as they can".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include ukulele and guitar.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Ladybridge Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Stockport and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 62% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Ladybridge Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 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 Ladybridge Primary School are Oak Tree Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 91% reading, 94% maths); Meadowbank Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 88% reading, 83% maths); Cheadle Heath Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 69% reading, 84% maths); and Bridge Hall Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 64% reading, 64% maths).

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

40.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (54%), Asian (21%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 33 pupils (22%) received SEN support and 18 (12%) 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.

Ladybridge Primary School has a resourced provision for severe learning difficulties: 9 places, 9 pupils on roll.

Ladybridge Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Cheadle Hulme Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Calderbrook Drive (opposite), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ladybridge 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, Ladybridge Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Ladybridge Primary School are Stockport Academy (0.8 miles) and Laurus Cheadle Hulme (0.8 miles).