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Other independent special school · Schools & FE

Acorns School

URN 131551 · StockportOpen
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Inspection history (10)

  1. 21 Apr 2026

    Report card · published 14 Jul 2026

    Safeguarding met
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Attendance and behaviourExpected
    Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
    InclusionNeeds attention
    Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected

    Sally Rix (lead), Linda Griffiths

  2. 4 Nov 2025

    Independent school inspection · published 2 Dec 2025

    Jen Sloan

  3. 1 May 2025

    School inspection (EIF) · published 10 Jun 2025

    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement

    Mavis Smith (lead), Sanjay Patel

  4. 4 Jun 2024

    Independent school inspection · published 19 Jul 2024

    Jane Dennis

  5. 3 Mar 2022

    School inspection (EIF) · published 29 Apr 2022

    Good
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood

    Elizabeth Stevens (lead), Colin Bell

  6. 7 Feb 2019

    School inspection (CIF) · published 19 Mar 2019

    Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    OutcomesRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement

    Pippa Jackson Maitland

  7. 12 May 2016

    School inspection (CIF) · published 9 Jun 2016

    Good
    Leadership and managementGood
    OutcomesGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Teaching, learning and assessmentGood

    John Nixon

  8. 4 Oct 2012

    Independent school inspection · published 25 Oct 2012

    Brian Blake

  9. 4 Jun 2009

    Independent school inspection · published 26 Jun 2009

  10. 9 Mar 2007

    Ofsted report · published 10 Apr 2007

Details

URN
131551
Type
Other independent special school
Local authority
Stockport
Region
North West
Address
19b Hibbert Lane, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 7NN
Reports on record
10
Earliest report
9 Mar 2007
Gender
Mixed
Opened
05-06-1998
Region
North West
Status
Open
Website
keyschildren.co.uk/schools/acorns-school
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
56
Age Range
5 - 17
Age range
5 to 17
Telephone
01614495820
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Headteacher
Ms Paula Tankard
Pupils on roll
33
Pupils' gender
Mixed
School capacity
56
Number of pupils
33
Religious character
None
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