Prospect Vale Primary School, Cheadle
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Prospect Vale Primary School excels at creating a warm, caring environment where children feel safe and supported. The school offers a rich, broad curriculum with excellent teaching in science, geography and history, and has successfully improved phonics teaching. Pupils are articulate, well-behaved, and benefit from many enriching trips and visits that bring their learning to life.
Key Strengths
- Strong pupil behaviour and conduct throughout the school
- Effective teaching of phonics with results well above national average
- Broad and rich curriculum with excellent provision in science, geography and history
- Good progress in writing, with boys now performing as well as girls
- Warm and caring staff who listen to pupils' concerns
Areas for Improvement
- Limited opportunities for pupils to practise writing skills across subjects beyond English
- Lower expectations for spelling, punctuation and grammar in non-English subjects
- Early years children lack clear direction and have limited opportunities to use reading skills
- Need to develop greater independence in early years learners
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with comprehensive training for all staff on safer recruitment, safeguarding awareness and Prevent, careful checks on adult suitability, and proactive security measures including safe school entrances.
Extracurricular Activities
School trips and visits including canal boat trips, coastal visits to Formby, London visits for Year 6, museums and galleries
Prospect Vale Primary School continues to be good, with strong leadership maintaining educational quality since the previous inspection. The school has created a vibrant and welcoming environment where pupils behave well and feel safe.
At a Glance
19.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 74%. Maths has improved from 71% to 84%. Writing has improved from 77% to 84%.
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
22.5
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Prospect Vale Gazette - Friday 19.06.26
19 Jun 2026
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
110%
Over capacity
230 pupils
210 capacity
20 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Cheadle
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Cheadle
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
5.18682%
Overall absence
14.36464%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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