Meadowbank Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Cheadle, Stockport
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
11.983 miles
Published by Stockport Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Meadowbank Primary School is a primary school in Cheadle, Stockport for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 September 2022. Stockport has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Meadowbank 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 | 11.983 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 11.983 miles away, the 3rd longest of the 78 Stockport primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 46 first-choice applications for 51 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22% across 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
- Councillor Lane, Cheadle, SK8 2LE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 424 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and they enjoy coming to school.”
- “Pupils said that they feel like part of a family.”
- “They explained to the inspector that they are taught how to deal with any problems that do arise.”
To improve
- “However, following the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been fewer opportunities for children and pupils to take on responsibilities in school.”
- “Added to this, some pupils do not have enough opportunities to learn about life outside of their school environment.”
- “This limits them from gaining a rich understanding of the wider world.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2022 (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) | 71% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 46 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.
- Cheadle Village Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ladybridge Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Cheadle Heath Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oak Tree Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cheadle Hulme Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- Alexandra Park Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published