Torkington 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 03/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Torkington Road, Stockport

School Information

Address: Torkington Road, Stockport, SK7 6NR
Website: www.torkington.stockport.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01614832188
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Stockport
Headteacher / Principal: Mr A Buckler
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106081

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 250
Number of Pupils: 220
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4.8
Maths
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

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

School:22%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Torkington Primary School
Torkington Road , Hazel Grove SK7 6NR 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Simon's Catholic Primary School
Bosden Avenue , Hazel Grove SK7 4LH 		3out of 4 1,180 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hazel Grove Primary School
Chapel Street , Hazel Grove SK7 4JH 		3out of 4 1,353 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Norbury Hall Primary School
Shepley Drive , Hazel Grove SK7 6LE 		3out of 4 1,597 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Warren Wood Primary School
Turnstone Road , Offerton SK2 5XU 		3out of 4 1,775 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marple Hall School
Hill Top Drive , Marple SK6 6LB 		3out of 4 2,451 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hazel Grove High School
Jacksons Lane , Hazel Grove SK7 5JX 		2out of 4 2,674 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stockport School
Mile End Lane , SK2 6BW 		3out of 4 3,151 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Norbury Court School
London Road North , Poynton SK12 1BZ 		- not rated 2,087 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Lisburne School
Half Moon Lane , Offerton SK2 5LB 		4out of 4 2,242 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Windlehurst School
Windlehurst Road , Hawk Green SK6 7HZ 		3out of 4 2,720 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Acorns School
19b Hibbert Lane , Marple SK6 7NN 		- not rated 2,954 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle Hill High School
The Fairway , Offerton SK2 5DS 		4out of 4 3,030 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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