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Torkington Primary School

URN
106081
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Torkington Primary School
URN
106081
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

82 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

77

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#13 of 64 schools in Stockport

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Torkington Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Torkington Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
9 March 2023
Inspection date
25 January 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 9 March 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

102

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.4×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Stockport
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Stockport)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.torkington.stockport.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Stockport to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

100.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

93.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

97.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

90.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SK7 6NR - Torkington Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire

Contact details

Address
Torkington Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire
Postcode
SK7 6NR
Phone
1614832188
Website
www.torkington.stockport.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Stockport
Local authority code
356

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 273 schools in Stockport.

Authority statistics

Total schools

273

Open schools

137

Closed schools

136

Primary schools

155

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
9 March 202325 January 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 9 March 2023
  • School remains Good

    Published
    9 March 2023
    Inspected
    25 January 2023
    Type
    -
    Report
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Offer rate

29.4%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 29

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Secondary schools

38

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary155 (58.7%)
  • Secondary38 (14.4%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other71 (26.9%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
St Simon's Catholic Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
Hazel Grove Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
Hazel Grove Infant School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
Hazel Grove Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
Hazel Grove Junior School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
Norbury Hall Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
Norbury Hall Primary School1.5 kmPrimaryClosed
Warren Wood Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
Norbury Court School1.9 kmNot applicableClosed
  • St Simon's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hazel Grove Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hazel Grove Infant School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Stockport)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Abingdon Primary SchoolPrimarySK5 7ETOpen
Adswood Primary SchoolPrimarySK3 8PQOpen
Adswood Primary SchoolPrimarySK3 8PQClosed
Alexandra Park Infant SchoolPrimarySK3 9RFClosed
Alexandra Park Junior SchoolPrimarySK3 9RFClosed
  • Abingdon Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SK5 7ET
    Status
    Open
  • Adswood Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SK3 8PQ
    Status
    Open
  • Adswood Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SK3 8PQ
    Status
    Closed
  • Alexandra Park Infant School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SK3 9RF
    Status
    Closed
  • Alexandra Park Junior School
Hazel Grove Primary School
Distance
1.2 km
Phase
Primary
Status
Closed
  • Hazel Grove Junior School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Norbury Hall Primary School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Norbury Hall Primary School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Warren Wood Primary School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Norbury Court School
    Distance
    1.9 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SK3 9RF
    Status
    Closed