Woodbank Park

Summary

Woodbank Park (E02001201) is part of Stockport local authority (view on map). Woodbank Park has an approximate population of 5,800 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Woodbank Park neighbours Bredbury, Bredbury Green, Central Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath, Heaviley, Offerton East & Bosden Farm, and Offerton West.

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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

Woodbank Park is the 28th least deprived area in Stockport (out of 42) with 29% 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 Woodbank Park, 21% 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 Woodbank Park % in Stockport % in England
Eligible for free school meals 21% 23% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 79% 77% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Woodbank Park, 21% 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 Woodbank Park % in Stockport % in England
No special educational needs 79% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Woodbank Park, 12% 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 Woodbank Park % in Stockport % in England
White 87% 76% 67%
Asian 5% 11% 14%
Black 1% 2% 7%
Mixed 5% 7% 7%
Other – 2% 3%
Not known – 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Woodbank Park with English as an additional language is 6%, 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 Woodbank Park % in Stockport % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 6% 14% 22%
Known or believed to be English 94% 86% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Woodbank Park has 8 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Woodbank Park
All childcare providers 8
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Woodbank Park, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Woodbank Park. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 0 1

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 0 1

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Woodbank Park has no state-funded schools.

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