Lady Barn House School
Lady Barn House School is an independent school in Cheadle for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 472 pupils and room for 528.
Schools Hill, Cheadle, SK8 1JE0161 428 2912ladybarnhouse.orgMs Louise Higson headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 472 | 490 | 509 | 491 | 478 | 477 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inscape House School | Non-maintained special | 190 m | 158 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Laurus Cheadle Hulme | Free school | 780 m | 1,054 | Outstanding 2023 | 87 | Compare |
| Cheadle Hulme Primary School | Free school | 840 m | 458 | Good 2023 | 72 | Compare |
| North Cheshire Jewish Primary School | Jewish | 850 m | 173 | Good 2024 | 82 | Compare |
| The Kingsway School | Academy | 850 m | 1,260 | Report card 2026 | 33 | Compare |
| Cheadle Catholic Infant School | Roman Catholic | 910 m | 248 | Good 2023 | 78 | Compare |
| Cheadle Catholic Junior School | Roman Catholic | 910 m | 355 | Not inspected | 91 | Compare |
| North West Hospital School | Independent | 0.6 miles | 9 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Lady Barn House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Lady Barn House School yet.
How many pupils does Lady Barn House School have?
472 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 528 places, so it is 89% full.
Does Lady Barn House School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Schools Hill, Cheadle, SK8 1JE
- Telephone
- 0161 428 2912
- Website
- www.ladybarnhouse.org
- Headteacher
- Ms Louise Higson
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Ward
- Cheadle West & Gatley
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1919
- URN
- 106149 · LAESTAB 3566007 · UKPRN 10077569
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.