Hursthead Infant School
Kirkstead Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 7PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Karen Grant
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 106052
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614392238
About this school
Hursthead Infant School is a community primary school in Cheadle. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 244 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Hursthead Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 257 |
| 2023/24 | 259 |
| 2024/25 | 247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hursthead Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.7% | 2.8% | 244 | — |
| Hursthead Junior School | 76% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 354 | 0.1 miles |
| Moss Hey Primary School | 81% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 186 | 0.4 miles |
| Thorn Grove Primary School | 79% | 3.4% | 19.1% | 214 | 0.5 miles |
| Pownall Green Primary School | 83% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 415 | 0.9 miles |
| Lane End Primary School | 74% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 205 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.83%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 2.69%
- Persistent absence
- 4.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hursthead Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Moss Hey Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Thorn Grove Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Pownall Green Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Lane End Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Cheadle
- Bolshaw Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School Primary
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School Primary
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School Primary
- Cheadle Village Primary School Primary
- Etchells Primary School Primary
- Hursthead Junior School Primary
- Ladybridge Primary School Primary
- Lum Head Primary School Primary
- Meadowbank Primary School Primary
- North Cheshire Jewish Primary School Primary
- Outwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hursthead Infant School teach?
- Hursthead Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Cheadle.
- Who is the headteacher of Hursthead Infant School?
- The headteacher of Hursthead Infant School is Miss Karen Grant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hursthead Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hursthead Infant 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 big is Hursthead Infant School?
- Hursthead Infant School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Hursthead Infant School full?
- Hursthead Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 244 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hursthead Infant School a faith school?
- No. Hursthead Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hursthead Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hursthead Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Hursthead Infant School's absence rate?
- Hursthead Infant School's overall absence rate is 2.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hursthead Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hursthead Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.