Acorns School is an independent school in Stockport, United Kingdom with 33 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 21 April 2026: expected standard in 2 areas, needs attention in 4; safeguarding met. As of 9 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: SEND Teaching Assistant (closes 1 December) and School Maintenance Operative (closes 30 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
Paula Tankard, Headteacher
Type
Independent
Pupils
33 pupils · 18% girls DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
0 (0.0%) on SEN support · 33 (100.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
To support teaching and learning by assisting teachers in delivering education and care to pupils with complex needs and challenging behaviours. The SEND Teaching Assistant will…
We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Caretaker to support a wide-range of maintenance tasks.
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2023/24
16.3
0.0%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (21 April 2026)
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and well-being
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
21 April 2026
Report card
Expected standard in 2 areas, needs attention in 4; safeguarding met
4 November 2025
Monitoring visit
Met all standards that were checked
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement. Full reports on the Ofsted website.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.