Moss Hey Primary School, Stockport
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Moss Hey is a welcoming school where children thrive and make good progress. Teachers create interesting lessons that help pupils enjoy learning, with particularly strong reading progress thanks to excellent phonics teaching. The headteacher has made significant improvements, raising standards quickly and creating a school where pupils are keen to attend and behave well.
Key Strengths
- Reception class children are taught very well and make consistently good progress
- Pupils achieve above average standards in reading, writing and mathematics
- Teaching has improved quickly and is typically good with some outstanding lessons
- Strong leadership from the headteacher has rapidly improved standards, particularly in mathematics
- Pupils' behaviour and attitudes to learning are good, with above average attendance
Areas for Improvement
- Marking does not always give clear advice for improvement and pupils aren't given time to act on feedback
- The most able pupils, particularly in mathematics, are not always given challenging enough tasks
- Pupils don't always know how to improve their work
- Some pupils don't present their work neatly enough
- Leadership plans for improvement don't always include how impact will be measured
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - staff ensure pupils are kept safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Before- and after-school club
Moss Hey Primary School is a good school where children make good progress from Reception through Year 6, reaching above average standards in reading, writing and mathematics. The headteacher's excellent leadership has brought about rapid improvements in teaching and achievement since 2013.
At a Glance
3.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 94%. Maths has improved from 88% to 94%. Writing has remained stable at around 81%.
Class Sizes
24.4
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
25.2
KS2
8
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
186 pupils
210 capacity
24 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stockport
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stockport
Admissions Demand - Stockport
Places available
3,743
Applications
2,960
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Stockport (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.31941%
Overall absence
3.9548%
Persistent absence
177
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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