Cheadle East

Summary

Cheadle East (E02001208) is part of Stockport local authority (view on map). Cheadle East has an approximate population of 7,700 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Cheadle East neighbours East Didsbury, Heaton Mersey, Cheadle Heath, Gatley North, Adswood, Gatley South & Cheadle West, and Cheadle Hulme Orrishmere.

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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

Cheadle East is the 27th least deprived area in Stockport (out of 42) with 28% 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 Cheadle East, 16% 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 Cheadle East % in Stockport % in England
Eligible for free school meals 16% 23% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 84% 77% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Cheadle East, 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 Cheadle East % 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 Cheadle East, 23% 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 Cheadle East % in Stockport % in England
White 73% 76% 67%
Asian 12% 11% 14%
Black 2% 2% 7%
Mixed 8% 7% 7%
Other 2% 2% 3%
Not known 3% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Cheadle East with English as an additional language is 13%, 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 Cheadle East % in Stockport % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 13% 14% 22%
Known or believed to be English 86% 86% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Cheadle East has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Cheadle East
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

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

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State-funded schools

Cheadle East has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Cheadle East
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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