Primary school in Cheadle, Stockport
Bolshaw Primary School
Cross Road, Heald Green, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 3LW
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 19 October 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Nearly full — 203 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 102 / 101
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Stockport 040D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 33%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 68%
- Households in social housing
- 17%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE HONEYCOMB EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lynda Brown
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Ward
- Heald Green
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- URN
- 151152
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 66% | 0.4 mi |
| Etchells Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 63% | 0.7 mi |
| Handforth Grange Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 74% | 0.8 mi |
| Prospect Vale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 65% | 0.8 mi |
| North Cheshire Jewish Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 64% | 1.2 mi |
| Bradshaw Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2024 | 90% | 1.2 mi |
| Cheadle Catholic Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Cheadle Catholic Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 79% | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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