Lum Head Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Cheadle, Stockport
Lum Head Primary School is a primary school in Cheadle, Stockport for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. Stockport has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Troutbeck Road, Gatley, Cheadle, SK8 4RR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They appreciate the care that staff provide.”
- “Pupils build strong relationships with the staff and with each other.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the essential knowledge that should be taught is not as clearly defined.”
- “This makes it harder for teachers to design learning and then accurately check that pupils are learning and remembering all that they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2024 (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) | 78% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2026, as Stockport published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stockport.
- North Cheshire Jewish Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Prospect Vale Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gatley Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Etchells Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- Cheadle Village Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cheadle Hulme Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published