Priestnall School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Stockport
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.161 miles
Published by Stockport Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
Priestnall School is a secondary school in Stockport for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Stockport has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Priestnall 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.161 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.21 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.9 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.956 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance offered was 1.161 miles, the 5th shortest of 14 Stockport secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.69 miles).
- The 2026 Year 7 figure was the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance and about the same as in 2025, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 311 first-choice applications for 252 offers; 247 offers went to first-choice families and 64 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 57% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary 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
- Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, SK4 3HP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Stockport
- Pupils on roll
- 1,312 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 311 first-preference applications, 252 offers in total, 247 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stockport.
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Stockport Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Reddish Vale High School 2.3 mi Inadequate Last distance published
- The Kingsway School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Stockport School 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cheadle Hulme High School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Werneth School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published