Priestnall School
Secondary school in Stockport. Requires improvement (Oct 2019).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 29 October 2019, report published 24 November 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Priestnall School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Priestnall School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2022
The last inspection was in October 2019. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2025 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.7 milesBurnage Academy for Boys
School remains Outstanding (Jan 2024)
- 0.9 milesThe Barlow RC High School
School remains Good (Jun 2024)
- 1.1 milesParrs Wood High School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- 1.2 milesSt Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Good (Jun 2023)
- 1.4 milesLevenshulme High School
Report card, Jun 2026: 4 strong, 2 expected
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.