Banks Lane Junior School
Hempshaw Lane, Stockport, SK1 4PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ed Milner
- Constituency
- Hazel Grove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 106028
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614802330
About this school
Banks Lane Junior School is a community primary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Banks Lane Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 89 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 70% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 82% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 81% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Banks Lane Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockport average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 353 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Banks Lane Junior School compares
Banks Lane Junior School ranked 30th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.2% | 21.8% | 358 | — |
| Banks Lane Infant School | — | 4.1% | 16.4% | 274 | 0.0 miles |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport | 33% | 8% | 50.7% | 149 | 0.5 miles |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 6% | 30.9% | 300 | 0.6 miles |
| Vernon Park Primary School | 39% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 312 | 0.7 miles |
| Cale Green Primary School | 62% | 5% | 30.9% | 329 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report24 July 2024
- 4 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.75%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Banks Lane Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
St George's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Vernon Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Cale Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
Banks Lane Junior School ranks 26th of the 63 ranked primary schools in Stockport.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Adswood Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Park Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Banks Lane Infant School Primary
- Bredbury Green Primary School Primary
- Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridge Hall Primary School Primary
- Broadstone Hall Primary School Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Banks Lane Junior School teach?
- Banks Lane Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Banks Lane Junior School?
- The headteacher of Banks Lane Junior School is Mr Ed Milner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Banks Lane Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Banks Lane Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Banks Lane Junior School?
- Banks Lane Junior School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Banks Lane Junior School full?
- Banks Lane Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 358 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Banks Lane Junior School a faith school?
- No. Banks Lane Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Banks Lane Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Banks Lane Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Banks Lane Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Banks Lane Junior School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Banks Lane Junior School ranked 30th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Banks Lane Junior School's absence rate?
- Banks Lane Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Banks Lane Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Banks Lane Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.