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Hollywood Park Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school83 pupilsNurseryStockport
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, May 2025
Pupils from low-income families10%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher15.3School workforce census
Pupils on roll83Census January 2026

Hollywood Park Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Stockport for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 83 pupils. About 10 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Hardman Street, Chestergate, Stockport, SK3 0BJ0161 480 3913hollywoodpark.stockport.sch.ukHeadteacher Catherine Armstrong headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 May 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
31 October 2023UngradedSchool remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Stockport council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll83Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families28%10% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English15%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support51%42 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan10%8 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls53 / 30
White British pupils64%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 19 pupils, for autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Stockport with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (30), language and communications needs (14), Other difficulty or disability (2), Physical disability (1), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (1), Vision impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll83104821038377
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals28%22%29%28%21%22%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language15%15%12%12%13%17%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support37%37%31%33%29%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans6%4%7%10%3%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.4full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher15.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants1.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£46,295
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£12,331England £7,738. Total £777k
Income per pupil£12,976England £7,697. Total £817k
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,797England £3,480
Money in reserve9%A healthy amount put by: £71k, £1,134 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£41kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£12,331spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£305,000Stockport
Nearest bus stop90 mHollywood Park, 36 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Progress Schools - StockportIndependent70 m8Not inspectedCompare
St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy480 m201Good 20236Compare
Pure Innovations Trading As Pure CollegeSpecial post 16 institution490 mNot inspectedCompare
Brinksway SchoolIndependent (grammar)520 m47Not inspectedCompare
Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic610 m157Good 202377Compare
Lark Hill Primary SchoolCouncil680 m173Good 202223Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy790 m101Report card 202621Compare
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy850 m90Inadequate 202256Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Hollywood Park Nursery School a good school?

Hollywood Park Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in May 2025.

What is Hollywood Park Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Hollywood Park Nursery School not judged at its last full inspection on 13 May 2025.

How many pupils does Hollywood Park Nursery School have?

83 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

Does Hollywood Park Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Hardman Street, Chestergate, Stockport, SK3 0BJ
Telephone
0161 480 3913
Website
www.hollywoodpark.stockport.sch.uk
Headteacher
Headteacher Catherine Armstrong
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Stockport
Ward
Edgeley
Constituency
Stockport
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
106015 · LAESTAB 3561002

Where these figures come from