Whitehill Primary School, Stockport
Whitehill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stockport. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 29th-highest of the 63 schools in Stockport with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. It was 82% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stockport (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Whitehill Primary School in detail
Whitehill Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of our children, staff, governors and the wider Whitehill community, it gives me enormous pleasure to welcome you to our school."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, forest school and cheerleading.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Whitehill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Stockport and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 60% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Whitehill Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Whitehill Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Whitehill Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Whitehill Primary School are All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport (0.4 miles, Good, 50% reading, 46% maths); Broadstone Hall Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 89% maths); and St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths).
Whitehill Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
All Saints Church of England Primary School StockportBroadstone Hall Primary SchoolSt Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton ChapelSt Mary's Church of England Primary School
Who goes there
54.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Whitehill Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Heaton Chapel Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manchester Road (near), 90 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Whitehill Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Whitehill Primary School are St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles) and Reddish Vale High School (1.1 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from December 2018, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2018 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
54.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 67% to 91% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
21.3
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Whitehill Primary School
Attendance 17th July 2026.
21 Jul 2026
Attendance 10th July 2026.
13 Jul 2026
Attendance 3rd July 2026.
6 Jul 2026
Attendance 6th March 2026.
6 Mar 2026
Attendance 27th February 2026.
27 Feb 2026
Attendance 24th April 2026.
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Before and after school care
Whitehill Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Stockport
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Whitehill Primary School.
- PSCL - Broadstone Hall Primary School780m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Whitehill Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Whitehill Primary School is in Stockport; for families living there:
Apply to Stockport for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 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 Stockport is 8 (the median across 135 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
172 pupils
210 places
38 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 Stockport council
Places available
3,643
Applications
2,886
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Stockport council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(12)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
31
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
20.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
196
Total Pupils
101
Boys
95
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
17.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,931
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,550
Per pupil
£1307k
Total funding
£132k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.0%
Overall absence
19.5%
Persistent absence
154
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Whitehill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Whitehill Primary School
What are SATs results like at Whitehill Primary School?
Of the pupils at Whitehill Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 91% did so in maths.
What is Whitehill Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Whitehill Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Whitehill Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Whitehill Primary School is oversubscribed, Stockport allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Whitehill Primary School?
Whitehill Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 82% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Whitehill Primary School?
Classes at Whitehill Primary School average 24.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Whitehill Primary School?
Whitehill Primary School has around 196 pupils on roll. 54% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Whitehill Primary School?
7% of sessions were missed at Whitehill Primary School in 2024/25. 19.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Whitehill Primary School?
Apply through Stockport's coordinated admissions process, naming Whitehill Primary 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.
Does Whitehill Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Whitehill Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Whitehill Primary School: PSCL - Broadstone Hall Primary School (780m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Whitehill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 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 Stockport is 8 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Whitehill Primary School?
Whitehill Primary School is at Whitehill Street West, Heaton Norris, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 1PB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)