Bradshaw Hall Primary School
Vernon Close, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 6AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Bagnall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 472
- URN
- 131554
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612827858
About this school
Bradshaw Hall Primary School is a community primary school in Cheadle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 472 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bradshaw Hall 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 62 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 87% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 94% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 97% | 98% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 95% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 111.0 | 113.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.00 | - | - |
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 Bradshaw Hall 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 | 81% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 457 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bradshaw Hall Primary School compares
Bradshaw Hall Primary School ranked 4th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 4.2% | 12.6% | 472 | — |
| Cheadle Catholic Infant School | — | 3.5% | 4.6% | 248 | 0.3 miles |
| Cheadle Catholic Junior School | 79% | 3.4% | 8.3% | 355 | 0.3 miles |
| Etchells Primary School | 63% | 5.7% | 17.5% | 397 | 0.6 miles |
| Cheadle Hulme Primary School | 74% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 458 | 0.6 miles |
| Oak Tree Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 9.2% | 638 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
- 12 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report21 July 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.56%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 9.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cheadle Catholic Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Cheadle Catholic Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Etchells Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Cheadle Hulme Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Oak Tree Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Cheadle
Bradshaw Hall Primary School ranks 1st of the 12 ranked primary schools in Cheadle.
- Bolshaw 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
- Outwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bradshaw Hall Primary School teach?
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheadle.
- Who is the headteacher of Bradshaw Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bradshaw Hall Primary School is Mr Chris Bagnall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bradshaw Hall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bradshaw Hall 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 Bradshaw Hall Primary School?
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School has 472 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bradshaw Hall Primary School full?
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School has capacity for 460 pupils and 472 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Bradshaw Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bradshaw Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bradshaw Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bradshaw Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bradshaw Hall Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bradshaw Hall Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bradshaw Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bradshaw Hall Primary School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School ranked 4th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bradshaw Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bradshaw Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bradshaw Hall 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 30 June 2026.