Torkington Primary School
Torkington Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 6NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr A Buckler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hazel Grove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 106081
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614832188
About this school
Torkington Primary School is a community primary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 233 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 26 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 77% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 19% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 77% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 92% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 85% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Torkington 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 | 93% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Torkington Primary School compares
Torkington Primary School ranked 3rd of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 233 | — |
| St Simon's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 3.8% | 13.7% | 190 | 0.7 miles |
| Hazel Grove Primary School | 41% | 5.8% | 30.2% | 365 | 0.8 miles |
| Norbury Hall Primary School | 74% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 457 | 0.9 miles |
| Warren Wood Primary School | 42% | 4% | 8.1% | 411 | 1.0 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 87% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 208 | 1.2 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)
- 5.71%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.27%
- Persistent absence
- 3.87%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Simon's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Hazel Grove Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Norbury Hall Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Warren Wood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
Torkington Primary School ranks 3rd 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 year groups does Torkington Primary School teach?
- Torkington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Torkington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Torkington Primary School is Mr A Buckler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Torkington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Torkington 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 Torkington Primary School?
- Torkington Primary School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Torkington Primary School full?
- Torkington Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 233 on roll (93%), 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 Torkington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Torkington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Torkington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Torkington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Torkington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 93% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Torkington Primary School rank locally?
- Torkington Primary School ranked 3rd of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Torkington Primary School's absence rate?
- Torkington Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Torkington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Torkington 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.