SCHOOL PROFILE

Lark Hill Primary School

Primary Community school URN 106056
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 72.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

22 November 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Stockport
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 173 160 full-time · 13 part-time
Female pupils 79 45.7% of pupils
Male pupils 94 54.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.3%
25.5 pts above England
School 50.3%
Stockport 20.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.9%
4.6 pts above England
School 24.9%
Stockport 12.9%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stockport 1.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
65.3%
113
African
6.4%
11
Any other Asian background
5.8%
10
Any other White background
4.0%
7
Pakistani
4.0%
7
White and Black African
3.5%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 37.6% 65 of 173 pupils
16.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 37.6%
Stockport 22.6%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.2% 47 pupils
England 14.8% 12.4 pts above
EHC plans 10.4% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 4.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 24
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Specific learning difficulty 6
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

45.0% 15.4 pts below England
School 45.0%
Stockport 62.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Stockport 77.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

58.0%

12.3 pts below England

School 58.0%
Stockport 71.0%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Stockport 76.5%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.41%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.19 pts higher than England
School 6.41%
Stockport 6.26%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.46%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.64 pts higher than England
School 24.46%
Stockport 15.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.44%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.36 pts lower than England
School 1.44%
Stockport 2.02%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

72.1% 16.1 pts below England
Lark Hill Primary School
72.1%
Stockport
88.0%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information