Lum Head Primary School
Troutbeck Road, Gatley, Cheadle, SK8 4RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Phil Ryan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 291
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 106093
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614287992
About this school
Lum Head Primary School is a community primary school in Cheadle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lum Head 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 January 2024, 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 | 46 | 45 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 71% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 87% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 93% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Lum Head 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 | 78% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lum Head Primary School compares
Lum Head Primary School ranked 19th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.9% | 21.5% | 210 | — |
| North Cheshire Jewish Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 10.1% | 173 | 0.3 miles |
| Prospect Vale Primary School | 65% | 5.2% | 16.9% | 230 | 0.5 miles |
| Peel Hall Primary Academy | 31% | 10.1% | 69.5% | 163 | 0.6 miles |
| Gatley Primary School | 93% | 3.5% | 7% | 659 | 0.6 miles |
| Crossacres Primary Academy | 67% | 5.9% | 51.1% | 704 | 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)
- 21.52%
- English as an additional language
- 38.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Cheshire Jewish Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Prospect Vale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Peel Hall Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Gatley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Crossacres Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Cheadle
Lum Head Primary School ranks 4th 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
- Ladybridge Primary School Primary
- Meadowbank Primary School Primary
- North Cheshire Jewish Primary School Primary
- Outwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lum Head Primary School teach?
- Lum Head Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheadle.
- Who is the headteacher of Lum Head Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lum Head Primary School is Mr Phil Ryan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lum Head Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lum Head 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 Lum Head Primary School?
- Lum Head Primary School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lum Head Primary School full?
- Lum Head Primary School has capacity for 291 pupils and 210 on roll (72%), 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 Lum Head Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lum Head Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lum Head Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lum Head Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Lum Head Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lum Head Primary School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Lum Head Primary School ranked 19th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lum Head Primary School's absence rate?
- Lum Head Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lum Head Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lum Head 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.