Priestnall School
Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, SK4 3HP
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Priestnall School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Tim Clarey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 1,280
- Pupils on roll
- 1,265
- URN
- 106133
- Local authority
- Stockport
About this school
Priestnall School was a community secondary school in Stockport. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 1,265 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Priestnall School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 251 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 -0.26 to +0.09 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 |
How Priestnall School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.2% | 13.1% | 1,265 | — |
| Priestnall School | 52.6 | 8.5% | 14.8% | 1,312 | 0.0 miles |
| Burnage Academy for Boys | 46.6 | 8% | 53% | 1,021 | 0.7 miles |
| The Barlow RC High School | 49.8 | 7.8% | 41.6% | 930 | 0.9 miles |
| Parrs Wood High School | 48.1 | 8.3% | 32.9% | 1,786 | 1.1 miles |
| St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy | 41.2 | 10.8% | 45.1% | 666 | 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.1%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Priestnall School0.0 miles
Secondary · Stockport
-
Burnage Academy for Boys0.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
The Barlow RC High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Parrs Wood High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Stockport
Other schools in Stockport
- Bramhall High School Secondary
- Harrytown Catholic High School Secondary
- Hazel Grove High School Secondary
- Marple Hall School Secondary
- Poynton High School Secondary
- Priestnall School Secondary
- Reddish Vale High School Secondary
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Stockport Academy Secondary
- Stockport School Secondary
- Werneth School Secondary
- Freshfield Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Priestnall School teach?
- Priestnall School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Stockport.
- Has Priestnall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Priestnall School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Priestnall School?
- Priestnall School had 1,265 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- What are Priestnall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Priestnall 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 11 September 2023.