Bredbury Green Primary School

About Bredbury Green Primary School

Bredbury Green Primary School is a popular choice among local families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 63 applications for just 27 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.33. Of those, 26 families put it down as their first preference, and 26 offers were made to first-preference applicants, meaning nearly every family who wanted it most got a spot. The school has a nursery provision for children aged two and up, and with 230 pupils on roll against a capacity of 267, there is a little breathing room. The most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in June 2024, rated the school Good overall, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2022. All key areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — were graded Good, as was early years provision. This upward trajectory is a strong signal for parents weighing up their options.

Academically, Bredbury Green punches well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Stockport local authority average of just 62%. That puts the school in the top 10% nationally and seventh out of 67 primary schools in the borough. Looking at individual subjects, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in both writing and maths. At the higher standard, 57% of pupils achieved that level in reading, 53% in maths, and 47% in writing. Average scaled scores were 110 in both reading and maths, comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The school’s ranking score of 83 places it fourth in Stockport, just behind top performers like Gatley Primary and St John’s CofE Primary. With 42.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals, these results are particularly impressive.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a gymnasium, ICT suite, library, music rooms, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, netball, football, tennis, cricket and cross country, while clubs range from drama and choir to gardening, chess and film club. SEND provision is extensive, covering moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, visual and multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, and social, emotional and mental health support, plus a resourced provision. For families who value strong academic outcomes in a state primary with a clear improvement story, Bredbury Green is a compelling option. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is St Peter’s Catholic Primary, 4.3 km away, so for many in the area this Good-rated school will be the most practical and high-performing choice.

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