Hursthead Junior School
Kirkstead Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 7PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KIRKSTEAD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Kendrick
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 140925
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01614396961
About this school
Hursthead Junior School is a primary academy in Cheadle. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hursthead Junior 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 April 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 | 89 | 92 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 73% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 9% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 88% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Hursthead Junior 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 | 72% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 361 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hursthead Junior School compares
Hursthead Junior School ranked 21st of 71 primary schools in Stockport for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 354 | — |
| Hursthead Infant School | — | 2.7% | 2.8% | 244 | 0.1 miles |
| Thorn Grove Primary School | 79% | 3.4% | 19.1% | 214 | 0.5 miles |
| Moss Hey Primary School | 81% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 186 | 0.5 miles |
| Pownall Green Primary School | 83% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 415 | 0.8 miles |
| Lane End Primary School | 74% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 205 | 1.0 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)
- 2.49%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 2.74%
- Persistent absence
- 1.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hursthead Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Thorn Grove Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Moss Hey Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Pownall Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockport
-
Lane End Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stockport
Other schools in Cheadle
Hursthead Junior School ranks 5th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Cheadle.
- Bolshaw Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Hall 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
- 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 Hursthead Junior School teach?
- Hursthead Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheadle.
- Who is the headteacher of Hursthead Junior School?
- The headteacher of Hursthead Junior School is Mrs Tracy Kendrick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hursthead Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hursthead Junior 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 Hursthead Junior School?
- Hursthead Junior School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hursthead Junior School full?
- Hursthead Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 354 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hursthead Junior School a faith school?
- No. Hursthead Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hursthead Junior School a selective school?
- No. Hursthead Junior School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Hursthead Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hursthead Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hursthead Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Hursthead Junior School is part of THE KIRKSTEAD EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hursthead Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hursthead Junior School compare with other schools in Stockport?
- Hursthead Junior School ranked 21st of 71 primary schools in Stockport for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hursthead Junior School's absence rate?
- Hursthead Junior School's overall absence rate is 2.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hursthead Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hursthead Junior 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.