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Moss Hey Primary School

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Community school in Stockport, SK7 1DS, taking ages 4 to 11, 186 on roll.

Good Ofsted, Nov 2021
1.712 mi Admitted from, 2026/27
89% Full
81.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2026/27 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Moss Hey Primary School lived 1.712 miles away, according to Stockport. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 1.712 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Moss Hey Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 1.712 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 186 pupils in 210 places (89% full)
Local authorityStockport

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Good, inspected 15 November 2021
Meeting the expected standard 81.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 81.0%
2023/24 82.0%
2022/23 60.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Moss Hey Primary School

Girls and boys48.9% girls, 51.1% boys
English as an additional language4.8% of pupils
Free school meals3.2% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Moss Hey Primary School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.712 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is SK7 at £370,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
SK7 Stockport 1.7 mi £370,000 97 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Moss Hey Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around SK7: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Moss Hey Primary School?

Moss Hey Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 1.712 miles away, per Stockport.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Moss Hey Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.712 miles was enough in 2026/27. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Moss Hey Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

Every Stockport school's distance

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How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →

Admission distance published by Stockport. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.