Mellor Primary School
Knowle Road, Mellor, Stockport, SK6 5PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HONEYCOMB EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Gemma Parkin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hazel Grove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 137542
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614271052
About this school
Mellor Primary School is a primary academy in Stockport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 231 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
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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- 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 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 70% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 80% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 73% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Mellor 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 | 71% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mellor Primary School compares
Mellor Primary School ranked 31st of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 231 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 73% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 222 | 0.7 miles |
| Ludworth Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 373 | 0.8 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple | 80% | 4.2% | 17.6% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| Rose Hill Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 15.8% | 538 | 1.4 miles |
| Hague Bar Primary School | 40% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 50 | 1.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.55%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.59%
- Persistent absence
- 3.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Ludworth Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
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All Saints Church of England Primary School Marple0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Rose Hill Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stockport
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Hague Bar Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · High Peak
Other schools in Stockport
Mellor Primary School ranks 27th 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 year groups does Mellor Primary School teach?
- Mellor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockport.
- Who is the headteacher of Mellor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mellor Primary School is Ms Gemma Parkin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mellor Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mellor 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 Mellor Primary School?
- Mellor Primary School has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mellor Primary School full?
- Mellor Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 231 on roll (110%), 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 Mellor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mellor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mellor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mellor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Mellor Primary School?
- Mellor Primary School is part of THE HONEYCOMB EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mellor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mellor Primary School rank locally?
- Mellor Primary School ranked 31st of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mellor Primary School's absence rate?
- Mellor Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mellor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mellor 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.