Gatley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stockport
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.032 miles
Published by Stockport Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
Gatley Primary School is a primary school in Stockport for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 23 July 2024. Stockport has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Gatley 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 | 1.032 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.844 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.201 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.502 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.7 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 1.032 miles away, the 26th shortest of 78 Stockport primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was further from the school than in 2025 and 2022, and it has swung sharply between years, most of all from 2023 to 2024.
- Reception 2026 drew 92 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 85 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 39% 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
- Hawthorn Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 4NB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 659 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 23 July 2024
Strengths
- “The school puts pupils’ learning at the centre of everything it does.”
- “It has very high expectations for its pupils.”
- “In lessons, pupils work hard and produce work of high quality.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 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) | 93% | 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: 92 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 85 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.
- Lum Head Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Cheshire Jewish Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Cheadle Village Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Prospect Vale Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Meadowbank Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Etchells Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School 1.5 mi Standards maintained