Lark Hill Primary School
Northgate Road, Edgeley, Stockport, SK3 9PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Kelly
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 203
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 106056
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614806295
About this school
Lark Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 173 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lark Hill Primary 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
- 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 | 26 | 23 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 39% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 52% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 61% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Lark Hill 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 | 31% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 158 |
| 2023/24 | 147 |
| 2024/25 | 158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lark Hill Primary School compares
Lark Hill Primary School ranked 61st of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 6.4% | 58.2% | 173 | — |
| Alexandra Park Primary School | — | — | — | 458 | 0.4 miles |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | 19% | 7.5% | 49.7% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 5.9% | 36.5% | 157 | 0.6 miles |
| Mersey Vale Primary School | 63% | 6.1% | 34.3% | 158 | 0.6 miles |
| Cheadle Heath Primary School | 62% | 5% | 26.9% | 349 | 0.7 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)
- 58.23%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.41%
- Persistent absence
- 24.46%
Location
Nearby schools
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Alexandra Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Mersey Vale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Cheadle Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
Lark Hill Primary School ranks 54th 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
- Banks Lane Junior School Primary
- Bredbury Green Primary School Primary
- Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School Primary
- Bridge Hall Primary School Primary
- Broadstone Hall Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lark Hill Primary School teach?
- Lark Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Lark Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lark Hill Primary School is Mr Stuart Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lark Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lark Hill 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 many pupils are at Lark Hill Primary School?
- Lark Hill Primary School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lark Hill Primary School full?
- Lark Hill Primary School has capacity for 203 pupils and 173 on roll (85%), 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 Lark Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lark Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lark Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lark Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lark Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lark Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Lark Hill Primary School ranked 61st of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lark Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Lark Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lark Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lark Hill 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.