Dial Park Primary School is a primary school located in Stockport. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Half Moon Lane, Stockport, SK2 5LB
Website: www.dialparkprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01614831445
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Stockport
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Clark
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106043

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 294
Number of Pupils: 358
Number of Boys: 179
Number of Girls: 179

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.2 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dial Park Primary School
Half Moon Lane , Offerton SK2 5LB
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Half Moon Lane , Offerton SK2 5LB
3out of 4 474 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Fairway Primary School
The Fairway , Offerton SK2 5DR
3out of 4 806 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Warren Wood Primary School
Turnstone Road , Offerton SK2 5XU
3out of 4 985 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Simon's Catholic Primary School
Bosden Avenue , Hazel Grove SK7 4LH
3out of 4 1,353 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stockport School
Mile End Lane , SK2 6BW
3out of 4 1,666 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Marple Hall School
Hill Top Drive , Marple SK6 6LB
3out of 4 2,075 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Werneth School
Harrytown , Romiley SK6 3BX
- not rated 2,356 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Harrytown Catholic High School
Harrytown , Romiley SK6 3BU
3out of 4 2,472 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hazel Grove High School
Jacksons Lane , Hazel Grove SK7 5JX
2out of 4 3,171 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aquinas College
Nangreave Road , SK2 6TH
- not rated 2,098 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lisburne School
Half Moon Lane , Offerton SK2 5LB
4out of 4 97 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Castle Hill High School
The Fairway , Offerton SK2 5DS
4out of 4 889 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stockport Grammar School
Buxton Road , SK2 7AF
- not rated 1,913 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hulme Hall Grammar School
Beech Avenue , Stockport SK3 8HA
- not rated 2,882 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.