Westmorland Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Stockport
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.583 miles
Published by Stockport Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Westmorland Primary School is a primary school in Stockport for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 July 2023. Stockport has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Westmorland 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 | 0.583 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Of its pupils, 61.7% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 41.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Stockport.
- At 0.583 miles, the Reception 2026 last distance offered was the 8th shortest of the 78 Stockport primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; middle figure 1.67 miles.
- Reception 2026 saw 35 first-choice applications for 36 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Stockport.
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
- Westmorland Drive, Brinnington, Stockport, SK5 8HH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 July 2023
Strengths
- “This school is at the heart of its local community.”
- “Pupils bask in the care and support that leaders provide.”
- “Staff go out of their way to get to know pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “However, in the most recent national assessments, pupils at the end of key stage 1 did not perform as well as other pupils nationally.”
- “However, some pupils’ progress through the curriculum is hindered by their frequent absences from school.”
- “However, the strategies that some staff use to support struggling readers when reading one-to-one are not always the most effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 September 2023 (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) | 61% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 35 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 Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Abingdon Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Arden Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Vale View Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published