Brookside Primary School

Ashbourne Drive, Stockport, SK6 8DB

130 pupils · 62% of 210 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Community school
Ages
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Stockport
Free school meals
10.8%

Ofsted

Needs attention (2026)Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas

Report card grades by evaluation area
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
Early yearsNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet

Inspected 27 January 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths42%
Reaching the higher standard4%

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry18183818
Sept 2025 entry11113511
Sept 2024 entry11102811
Sept 2023 entry14142814
Sept 2022 entry24214624
Sept 2021 entry26284426
Sept 2020 entry25243325
Sept 2019 entry18174118

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.