SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 106106
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Stockport
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 180 180 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 98 54.4% of pupils
Male pupils 82 45.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.2%
2.6 pts below England
School 22.2%
Stockport 20.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.7%
13.6 pts below England
School 6.7%
Stockport 12.9%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Stockport 1.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.7%
156
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
5
African
1.7%
3
Indian
1.7%
3
White and Black African
1.7%
3
Any other Asian background
1.1%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.3% 42 of 180 pupils
2.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.3%
Stockport 22.6%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.4% 35 pupils
England 14.8% 4.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.9% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 23
Speech, language & communication 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Stockport 62.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
Stockport 77.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Stockport 71.0%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
Stockport 76.5%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.64%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.58 pts lower than England
School 4.64%
Stockport 6.26%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.16 pts lower than England
School 10.65%
Stockport 15.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.21 pts lower than England
School 0.59%
Stockport 2.02%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.7% 2.5 pts below England
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
85.7%
Stockport
88.0%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information