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Priestnall School

Stockport, SK4 3HPSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Oct 2019
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.2×
More first choices than offers made
311 1st-choice / 252 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#651 of 3,141 nationally

About Priestnall School

Priestnall School is a state-funded secondary school in Stockport, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,312 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,275.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (29 Oct 2019). the published Attainment 8 score was 52.6 for 2024/25. admissions data records 311 first-preference applications and 252 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressPriestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Stockport, SK4 3HP
HeadteacherMiss Rachel Howarth
Local AuthorityStockport
Number of Pupils1,312
Free School Meals (FSM)13.5%
School Capacity1,312 / 1,275 (103% full)

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Oct 2019
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 24 Nov 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Priestnall School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.