Woodley Primary School
Sherwood Road, Woodley, Stockport, SK6 1LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- [email protected]
- Mr Peter Langridge
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hazel Grove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 384
- URN
- 134779
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614306609
About this school
Woodley Primary School is a community primary school in Stockport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 384 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodley 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 54 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 39% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 61% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 56% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 63% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Woodley 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 | 60% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 444 |
| 2023/24 | 432 |
| 2024/25 | 426 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodley Primary School compares
Woodley Primary School ranked 54th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.3% | 11.8% | 384 | — |
| Greave Primary School | 62% | 3.9% | 10.4% | 346 | 0.4 miles |
| Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School | 47% | 5.4% | 50% | 164 | 0.7 miles |
| Romiley Primary School | — | — | — | 454 | 1.0 miles |
| Dowson Primary Academy | 69% | 3.7% | 27% | 477 | 1.0 miles |
| St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton | — | — | — | 237 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 12 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.8%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greave Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Romiley Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Dowson Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Hyde
-
St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton1.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Stockport
Woodley Primary School ranks 46th 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
- 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 Woodley Primary School teach?
- Woodley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the [email protected] of Woodley Primary School?
- The [email protected] of Woodley Primary School is Mr Peter Langridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodley 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 Woodley Primary School?
- Woodley Primary School has 384 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodley Primary School full?
- Woodley Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 384 on roll (91%), 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 Woodley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Woodley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodley Primary School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Woodley Primary School ranked 54th of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodley Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodley Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodley 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 1 July 2026.