Willow House School
Willow House School is an independent special school in Greater Manchester for boys and girls aged 5 to 14. It has 6 pupils and room for 7.
120 Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK8 6RF0161 498 9852halliwellhomes.co.uk/willow-house-schoolMs Emma Fletcher headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no 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 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% | 33% | 43% | 25% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 83% | 67% | 57% | 75% | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal School, Manchester | Non-maintained special | 220 m | 67 | Outstanding 2022 | – | Compare |
| Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust) | Special post 16 institution | 220 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Outwood Primary School | Council | 620 m | 202 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
| Oakgrove School | Academy | 820 m | 40 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Handforth Grange Primary School | Academy | 900 m | 340 | Outstanding 2024 | 90 | Compare |
| St James' Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 960 m | 824 | Report card 2026 | 64 | Compare |
| Bolshaw Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 203 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 202 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Willow House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Willow House School yet.
How many pupils does Willow House School have?
6 pupils aged 5 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 7 places, so it is 86% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 120 Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK8 6RF
- Telephone
- 0161 498 9852
- Website
- halliwellhomes.co.uk/willow-house-school
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Fletcher
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Ward
- Heald Green
- Constituency
- Cheadle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 10 September 2010 (new provision)
- URN
- 136230 · LAESTAB 3566035 · UKPRN 10032326
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.