Outwood Primary School
Outwood Road, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenni Maude
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 106094
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614371715
About this school
Outwood Primary School is a community primary school in Cheadle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Outwood 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 22 March 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 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 71% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 81% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 87% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Outwood 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 | 63% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Primary School compares
Outwood Primary School ranked 36th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6% | 31.2% | 202 | — |
| Bolshaw Primary School | — | — | — | 203 | 0.4 miles |
| Etchells Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 17.5% | 397 | 0.6 miles |
| Handforth Grange Primary School | 74% | 4% | 11.9% | 340 | 0.7 miles |
| Bradshaw Hall Primary School | 90% | 4.2% | 12.6% | 472 | 0.9 miles |
| Prospect Vale Primary School | 65% | 5.2% | 16.9% | 230 | 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)
- 31.21%
- English as an additional language
- 31.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 16.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bolshaw Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Etchells Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Handforth Grange Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Bradshaw Hall Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Prospect Vale Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Cheadle
Other schools in Cheadle
Outwood Primary School ranks 7th 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
- Lum Head Primary School Primary
- Meadowbank Primary School Primary
- North Cheshire Jewish Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Outwood Primary School teach?
- Outwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheadle.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Outwood Primary School is Mrs Jenni Maude, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Outwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood 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 Outwood Primary School?
- Outwood Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Outwood Primary School full?
- Outwood Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 202 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Outwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Outwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Outwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Outwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Outwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Primary School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Outwood Primary School ranked 36th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Outwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood 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.