Ladybridge Primary School
Councillor Lane, Cheadle, SK8 2JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Bolan-Ashworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 106054
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614285445
About this school
Ladybridge Primary School is a community primary school in Cheadle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 150 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 41% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 62% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 59% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 55% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Ladybridge Primary 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 | 33% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 161 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ladybridge Primary School compares
Ladybridge Primary School ranked 63rd of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 8.1% | 45.5% | 150 | — |
| Oak Tree Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 9.2% | 638 | 0.5 miles |
| Meadowbank Primary School | 71% | 4.4% | 13.7% | 424 | 0.6 miles |
| Cheadle Heath Primary School | 62% | 5% | 26.9% | 349 | 0.8 miles |
| Bridge Hall Primary School | 54% | 6.8% | 66.3% | 167 | 0.8 miles |
| Cheadle Hulme Primary School | 74% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 458 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.45%
- English as an additional language
- 36%
- Overall absence
- 8.13%
- Persistent absence
- 26.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oak Tree Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Meadowbank Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Cheadle Heath Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Bridge Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Cheadle Hulme Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Cheadle
Ladybridge Primary School ranks 12th of the 12 ranked primary 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 Infant School Primary
- Hursthead Junior 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 Ladybridge Primary School teach?
- Ladybridge Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheadle.
- Who is the headteacher of Ladybridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ladybridge Primary School is Mr Tom Bolan-Ashworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ladybridge Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ladybridge Primary 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 Ladybridge Primary School?
- Ladybridge Primary School has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ladybridge Primary School full?
- Ladybridge Primary School has capacity for 189 pupils and 150 on roll (79%), 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 Ladybridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ladybridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ladybridge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ladybridge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ladybridge Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Ladybridge Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ladybridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ladybridge Primary School rank locally?
- Ladybridge Primary School ranked 63rd of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ladybridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Ladybridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ladybridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ladybridge Primary 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.