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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151683
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 84.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 December 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
Published 27 January 2025 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
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 355 355 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 170 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 185 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.1%
14.7 pts below England
School 10.1%
Stockport 20.6%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.0%
9.3 pts below England
School 11.0%
Stockport 12.9%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Stockport 1.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
69.9%
248
Irish
6.8%
24
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
14
Any other ethnic group
3.7%
13
Any other Asian background
2.5%
9
Any other White background
2.5%
9
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 15.5% 55 of 355 pupils
5.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.5%
Stockport 22.6%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.7% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts below
EHC plans 2.8% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 18
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

84.5% 3.7 pts below England
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
84.5%
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