Etchells Primary School
East Avenue, Cheadle, SK8 3DL
397 pupils · 84% of 470 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Free school meals
- 21%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 17 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 50 | 43 | 123 | 50 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 44 | 115 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 39 | 36 | 95 | 38 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 46 | 87 | 50 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 43 | 37 | 99 | 42 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 40 | 36 | 104 | 38 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 46 | 42 | 108 | 46 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 41 | 41 | 100 | 41 |
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
- Prospect Vale Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Outwood Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bradshaw Hall Primary School 1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- North Cheshire Jewish Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.