SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 150203
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 164 Published school capacity
Capacity used 54.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 January 2022
Latest published outcome Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes Inadequate
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Stockport
Trust EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 90 85 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 51 56.7% of pupils
Male pupils 39 43.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

72.2%
47.4 pts above England
School 72.2%
Stockport 20.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.1%
20.8 pts above England
School 41.1%
Stockport 12.9%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.1%
0.1 pts above England
School 1.1%
Stockport 1.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
50.0%
45
Any other Asian background
22.2%
20
Any other ethnic group
6.7%
6
African
4.4%
4
Any other Black background
2.2%
2
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
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 32.2% 29 of 90 pupils
11.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.2%
Stockport 22.6%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.3% 21 pupils
England 14.8% 8.5 pts above
EHC plans 8.9% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Specific learning difficulty 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

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Stockport 62.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Stockport 77.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Stockport 71.0%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
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

5.43%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.78 pts lower than England
School 5.43%
Stockport 6.26%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.05%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.23 pts higher than England
School 16.05%
Stockport 15.60%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.23%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.57 pts lower than England
School 1.23%
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

54.9% 33.3 pts below England
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
54.9%
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