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# Acorns School

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](https://eduatlas.org/#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
- **Local authority:** Stockport
- **Location:** Stockport, SK6 7NN, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01614495820
- **Website:** [keyschildren.co.uk/schools/acorns-school](https://www.keyschildren.co.uk/schools/acorns-school/)
- **Register number:** URN 131551 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131551))
- **Ofsted:** Report card, 21 April 2026: expected standard in 2 areas, needs attention in 4; safeguarding met

## Vacancies (2)

- [SEND Teaching Assistant](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1yb4o4tv3n5-send-teaching-assistant) · Salary £26,228 to £27,593 a year · Closes 1 Dec · Full time · Teaching support · 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…

- [School Maintenance Operative](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1r7rrypn92o-school-maintenance-operative) · Salary £27,000 to £30,000 a year · Closes 30 Nov · Full time · Site, facilities and transport · 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](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/131551).

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## Sources

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.

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