Arden Primary School
Osborne Street, Bredbury, Stockport, SK6 2EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Dunn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hazel Grove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 555
- Pupils on roll
- 472
- URN
- 106100
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614302675
About this school
Arden Primary School is a community primary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 472 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Arden 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 July 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 | 50 | 79 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 52% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 70% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 62% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 63% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Arden 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 | 46% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 527 |
| 2023/24 | 539 |
| 2024/25 | 514 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Arden Primary School compares
Arden Primary School ranked 51st of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% 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 | 54% | 5.9% | 32.8% | 472 | — |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 7.8% | 51.6% | 212 | 0.8 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington | 44% | 8.9% | 65.2% | 363 | 0.8 miles |
| Bredbury Green Primary School | 71% | 5.2% | 45.9% | 237 | 0.8 miles |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 201 | 0.9 miles |
| Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School | 47% | 5.4% | 50% | 164 | 0.9 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)
- 32.77%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 16.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Bredbury Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
Arden Primary School ranks 43rd 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
- 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
- Brookside Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 670 to 555 recorded 26 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Arden Primary School teach?
- Arden Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Arden Primary School?
- The headteacher of Arden Primary School is Mrs Julia Dunn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Arden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arden 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 Arden Primary School?
- Arden Primary School has 472 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Arden Primary School full?
- Arden Primary School has capacity for 555 pupils and 472 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 Arden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Arden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Arden Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Arden Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Arden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Arden Primary School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Arden Primary School ranked 51st of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% 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 Arden Primary School's absence rate?
- Arden Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Arden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arden 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 26 July 2026.