Lower Park School
Hazelbadge Road, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1HE
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by Lower Park School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amelia Lomas
- Constituency
- Macclesfield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 277
- URN
- 111023
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
About this school
Lower Park School was a community primary school in Stockport. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 277 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Lower Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 40 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 68% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 95% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Lower Park 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 | 69% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 280 |
| 2023/24 | 277 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lower Park School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 96% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 277 | — |
| Lower Park School | — | 4.1% | 3.6% | 272 | 0.0 miles |
| Lostock Hall Primary School | 89% | 3.8% | 8.8% | 197 | 0.5 miles |
| Vernon Primary School | 77% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 394 | 0.7 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 71% | 6.4% | 21% | 110 | 0.7 miles |
| Worth Primary School | 65% | 3.5% | 6.8% | 197 | 1.1 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.2%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lower Park School0.0 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Lostock Hall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Vernon Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Poynton
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Worth Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Poynton
Other 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
- Arden Primary School 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
Common questions
- What ages does Lower Park School teach?
- Lower Park School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Stockport.
- Has Lower Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lower Park 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 many pupils are at Lower Park School?
- Lower Park School had 277 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Lower Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Lower Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lower Park 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 31 December 2024.