Banks Lane Infant School
Hempshaw Lane, Offerton, Stockport, SK1 4PROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Banks Lane Infant School is a primary school in Stockport for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 131 schools in Stockport. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 November 2023, report published 19 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 November 2023
Pupils, and children in the early years, enjoy attending Banks Lane Infant School. They benefit from the warm and nurturing relationships that staff have with them. Pupils are caring and kind towards one another. Pupils consistently meet the high expectations that the school sets for their achievement. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Typically, pupils achieve well across a range of subjects. Pupils are attentive in class and work hard. Their positive attitudes mean that there is very little disruption to lessons. Pupils conduct themselves well around the school. The quality of pupils' personal development is striking. Pupils learn in depth about values such as collaboration and excellence through the animal characters that are woven throughout the curriculum. Pupils try exceptionally hard to display such qualities and values in their everyday work and play. Children learn to appreciate people's differences while in the early years. This excellent grounding allows a friendly and respectful culture to pervade the school throughout Years 1 and 2. Pupils spoke with pride about the roles of responsibility that they have been entrusted with, such as becoming play leaders and school councillors. Pupils benefit from the wide range of high-quality enrichment experiences on offer. The school carefully designs and schedules trips, visits and outdoor learning activities to enhance the curriculum. These opportunities add considerable value to pupils' learning and development.
What the school should improve
- Occasionally, pupils do not practise their reading using books that closely match their phonics knowledge. This means that a few pupils do not learn to read with fluency and accuracy as quickly as they should. The school should ensure that all staff have the expertise to select appropriate books for pupils to practise reading.
- In one or two subjects, the curriculum is not as well designed and ordered as it could be. This means that, in these subjects, some teachers are not as clear as they could be on exactly what knowledge they need to teach to pupils and by when. The school should make sure that it identifies the specific knowledge to be taught and when to teach it.
Pupil numbers and mix
274 pupils on roll, with places for 270
Schools near Banks Lane Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Lane Junior School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 33% met the expected standard |
| St George's Church of England Primary School | 0.6 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 70% met the expected standard |
| Vernon Park Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 39% met the expected standard |
| Cale Green Primary School | 0.8 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 62% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Newson
- Phone
- 01614809252
- Address
- Hempshaw Lane, Offerton, Stockport, SK1 4PR
- Local authority
- Stockport
- URN
- 106027
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.