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Mersey Vale Primary School

Stockport, SK4 2BZPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2024
KS2 Results
59%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
8 1st-choice / 9 places
Ranking
#8,104
of 13,686 nationally

About Mersey Vale Primary School

Mersey Vale Primary School is a state primary in Stockport that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 49 applications for just 9 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 5.44 to one. That means for every place available, more than five families applied, and only eight of those were first-preference offers. It’s a strong signal of local demand, and it suggests that if you’re considering this school, you’ll need to have it as your top choice and live very close indeed. The school is a mixed, non-religious primary for ages 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site, and it currently has 186 pupils against a capacity of 210, so there is a little headroom in the numbers, but not much. The headteacher is Catherine Whitehead, and the school sits in the Stockport local authority area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressValley Road, Stockport, Stockport, SK4 2BZ
HeadteacherCatherine Whitehead
Local AuthorityStockport
Number of Pupils186
Free School Meals (FSM)33.0%
School Capacity186 / 210 (89% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Apr 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 16 Jun 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Sports HallICT SuiteMusic RoomsForest SchoolGymnasiumPlaying FieldsOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

Cross CountryCricketNetballSwimming

Clubs & Activities

ChessEco ClubChoirBook ClubGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Mersey Vale Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.