Lower Park School, Stockport
Lower Park School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Stockport, part of Halliard Trust. It was 99% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Lower Park School in detail
Lower Park School in its own words
In its own words: "The Lower Park values of curious, responsible, active, respectful, creative and brave form a golden thread through our curriculum and are at the heart of all we do."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 5:50pm.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Lower Park School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 111023), 80% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Lower Park School
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Lower Park School as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lower Park School are Lostock Hall Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 100% maths); Vernon Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 87% maths); St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 100% reading, 82% maths); and Worth Primary School (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, 74% reading, 81% maths).
Lostock Hall Primary SchoolVernon Primary SchoolSt Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyWorth Primary School
The trust
Lower Park School is one of 12 schools run by Halliard Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
3.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 28 pupils (10.3%) received SEN support and 7 (2.6%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Poynton Rail Station, about 190 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hazelbadge Road (cnr), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lower Park School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Lower Park School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lower Park School are Poynton High School (1 mile), Hazel Grove High School (1.3 miles) and Bramhall High School (1.4 miles).
Poynton High SchoolHazel Grove High SchoolBramhall High School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Lower Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as Lower Park School (URN 111023), it was rated Good in November 2023.
At a Glance
3.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.2
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
25.7
KS2
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Lower Park School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111023). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 95% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Lower Park School
Newsletter, Friday 2nd October 2026
2 Oct 2026
Newsletter, Friday 25th September 2026
25 Sep 2026
Newsletter, Friday 18th September 2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter, Friday 11th September 2026
11 Sep 2026
Newsletter, Friday 4th September 2026
4 Sep 2026
Newsletter, Friday 23rd July 2026
23 Jul 2026
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Term dates
Lower Park School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cheshire East's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lower Park School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lower Park School is in Cheshire East; for families living there:
- Cheshire East's school travel policy: Compulsory school age travel policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Lower Park School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
278 pupils
280 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stockport
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stockport
Across Cheshire East council
Places available
4,535
Applications
3,733
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Cheshire East council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
12.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
272
Total Pupils
139
Boys
133
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
18.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,742
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£1447k
Total funding
£14k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
5.4%
Persistent absence
241
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Lower Park School
Questions parents ask about Lower Park School
Are there exam results for Lower Park School?
Lower Park School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 111023), 80% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Lower Park School's Ofsted rating?
Lower Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as Lower Park School (URN 111023), it was rated Good in November 2023.
What is the catchment area for Lower Park School?
No fixed boundary. When Lower Park School is oversubscribed, Cheshire East allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Lower Park School?
Lower Park School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Lower Park School?
Classes at Lower Park School average 27.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Lower Park School?
Lower Park School has around 272 pupils on roll. 4% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lower Park School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Lower Park School in 2024/25. 5.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lower Park School?
Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming Lower Park School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Lower Park School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lower Park School?
Lower Park School is at Hazelbadge Road, Poynton, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1HE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)