Stockport
Priestnall School
GCSE results 2026: every Stockport school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 55.8 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 55.8
- Attainment 8
- 68%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.40
- Progress 8
- [0.23, 0.58]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
- Book an open day or school visit
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Admissions and catchment
Year 7 entry · Stockport council allocation figures, 2023–2026
Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.
Last distance offered in 2026: 1.9 km (1.16 miles), the furthest a child offered a place lived from the school. Add your postcode to see where you would sit.
Why we say “Add your postcode”
- In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.9 km (1.16 miles) from the school: the last distance offered. Stockport printed 1.161 miles (first allocation).
What could change this
- We measure a straight line from your postcode centre. The council measures from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, so treat anything near the line with care.
- Cut-offs move every year with the number of applicants and siblings.
- Children with an EHC plan, looked-after children and siblings are usually offered places before distance is used.
- Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Rings are straight-line distance from the school, not a catchment boundary. Councils measure from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, and the distance changes every year.
Last distance offered
Furthest child offered a place.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
103% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Sources — check them yourself
- 2026 (first allocation): Stockport council allocation figures (PDF, page 1)
- 2025 (national offer day): Stockport council allocation figures (PDF)
- 2024 (national offer day): Stockport council allocation figures (PDF)
- 2023 (national offer day): Stockport council allocation figures (PDF)
- Official admissions page: Stockport. Use its address checker or booklet to confirm your own position.
Figures collected from council publications on 27 September 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 252 | 311 | 247 (79%) | 521 |
| September 2025 | 257 | 297 | 237 (80%) | 528 |
| September 2024 | 273 | 277 | 257 (93%) | 539 |
| September 2023 | 256 | 249 | 238 (96%) | 419 |
| September 2022 | 245 | 255 | 237 (93%) | 408 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Stockport’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 245 | 55.8 | — | 67.8% | 29.4% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 247 | 52.6 | — | 56.7% | — | 23.5% | 4.6 |
| 2023/2024 | 250 | 56.8 | +0.40 | 64.4% | — | 11.2% | 4.9 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Stockport for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 149936 |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Rachel Howarth |
| Trust | THE LAURUS TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | SK4 3HP |
| Pupils | 1,285 |
| FSM eligible | 13.6% |
Contact and identifiers
Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 3HP
www.priestnallschool.org.uk/1615497300| DfE number | 4032 |
| UKPRN | 10092900 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2023 |
| GIAS updated | 19 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 24 Nov 2019 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Exempt School Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 29 Oct 2019 |
| Publication date | 24 Nov 2019 |