Styal Primary School
Altrincham Road, Styal, Wilmslow, SK9 4JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Gaulton
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 111009
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01625917280
About this school
Styal Primary School is a community primary school in Wilmslow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 100 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 9 November 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 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 59% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 12% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 71% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 59% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 53% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Styal 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 | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 109 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Styal Primary School compares
Styal Primary School ranked 66th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7.9% | 20.2% | 100 | — |
| Lacey Green Primary Academy | 79% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 424 | 1.0 miles |
| Handforth Grange Primary School | 74% | 4% | 11.9% | 340 | 1.2 miles |
| Bolshaw Primary School | — | — | — | 203 | 1.3 miles |
| Gorsey Bank Primary School | 88% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 422 | 1.4 miles |
| Outwood Primary School | 66% | 6% | 31.2% | 202 | 1.6 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)
- 20.18%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 22.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lacey Green Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Handforth Grange Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Bolshaw Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Gorsey Bank Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Outwood Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Cheadle
Other schools in Wilmslow
Styal Primary School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Wilmslow.
- Ashdene Primary School Primary
- Gorsey Bank Primary School Primary
- Handforth Grange Primary School Primary
- Lacey Green Primary Academy Primary
- Lindow Community Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Primary
- St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- The Wilmslow Academy Primary
- Wilmslow High School Secondary
- Aurora Summerfields School Special schools
- Pownall Hall School Independent schools
- Wilmslow Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Styal Primary School teach?
- Styal Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wilmslow.
- Who is the headteacher of Styal Primary School?
- The headteacher of Styal Primary School is Mrs Nicola Gaulton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Styal Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Styal 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 Styal Primary School?
- Styal Primary School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Styal Primary School full?
- Styal Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 100 on roll (84%), 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 Styal Primary School a faith school?
- No. Styal Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Styal Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Styal Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Styal Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Styal Primary School rank locally?
- Styal Primary School ranked 66th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Styal Primary School's absence rate?
- Styal Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Styal Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Styal 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.