Primary school

Torkington Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Stockport
  • SK7 6NR
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 327 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 3%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 34%34%2016/17: top 50%2017/18: top 24%2018/19: top 6%2022/23: top 1%1% · 2022/232023/24: top 15%2024/25: top 3%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM90% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM31% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score109 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 63% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 63% · 32 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 88% · 32 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 93% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 77% · 26 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 90% · 29 pupils · North West 63%93%63%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 25% · 32 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 20% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 22% · 32 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 19% · 26 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 31% · 29 pupils · North West 6%31%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 108 · 32 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 32 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 109 · 26 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 109 · 29 pupils · North West 105109106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 32 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 32 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 108 · 26 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 109 · 29 pupils · North West 105109104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.0%
30 of 38 who put it first2014 · 82.9%2026 · 78.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3830
2nd200
3rd300

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026233
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.7%
First language not English12.4%
SEN support13.3%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)3.3%
Persistently absent pupils3.9%

Girls 51.3%Boys 48.7%

93.2% full · 250 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.0
Pupils per adult12.6
  • Classroom teachers 6.4
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 8.5
  • Other support 4.6

Teachers 9.4 FTE · Whole workforce 22.5 · 42 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,033
Spend per pupil£6,055
Staff spend per pupil£4,680
Reserve per pupil£188
  • +£42,430revenue reserve
  • −£4,787in-year balance

Grants £5,749 · self-generated £309 · premises £321 per pupil