Norris Bank

Summary

Norris Bank (E02001197) is part of Stockport local authority (view on map). Norris Bank has an approximate population of 6,300 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Norris Bank neighbours Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road, South Reddish & Heaton Norris, Heaton Moor, Heaton Mersey, Edgeley, and Cheadle Heath.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Norris Bank is the 19th least deprived area in Stockport (out of 42) with 18% of children living in low-income families, compared to 27% across Stockport and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Norris Bank, 14% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 23% in Stockport and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Norris Bank % in Stockport % in England
Eligible for free school meals 14% 23% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 86% 77% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Norris Bank, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Stockport, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Norris Bank % in Stockport % in England
No special educational needs 80% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Norris Bank, 24% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 24% in Stockport, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Norris Bank % in Stockport % in England
White 75% 76% 67%
Asian 11% 11% 14%
Black 2% 2% 7%
Mixed 9% 7% 7%
Other 2% 2% 3%
Not known – 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Norris Bank with English as an additional language is 16%, compared with 14% in Stockport, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Norris Bank % in Stockport % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 16% 14% 22%
Known or believed to be English 84% 86% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Norris Bank has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Norris Bank
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Norris Bank since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Norris Bank has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Norris Bank
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Norris Bank since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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