Vernon Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Stockport
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.133 miles
Published by Stockport Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
Vernon Park Primary School is a primary school in Stockport for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Stockport has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Vernon Park Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.133 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 4.751 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | 1.71 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 4.133 miles away, the 11th longest of 78 Stockport primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That Reception 2026 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2022, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 drew 29 first-choice applications for 32 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Stockport schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Peak Street, Stockport, SK1 2NF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 312 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Vernon Park Primary School.”
- “They enjoy being part of a welcoming, friendly and caring community.”
- “They have positive relationships with their peers and staff.”
To improve
- “The quality and delivery of some subject curriculums, including in the early years, vary.”
- “This means that pupils do not consistently learn what the school intended.”
- “Therefore, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 39% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stockport.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Banks Lane Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Banks Lane Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published