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St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Stockport · SK5 7DR

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 November 2024

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At a glance

180 pupils · 86% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
22.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.st-marys-reddish.stockport.sch.uk
URN
106106

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 24 families named it first for 26 Reception places, 0.92 first choices per place. At its inspection on 19 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.92 first-choice applications per place

26 places offered · 24 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

26 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers55.5%
Stockport average64%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Astley Primary SchoolMelton Constable · 139 miles awayGood39%
The Harlaxton Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham · 72 miles awayGood48%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SeahamSeaham · 103 miles awayGood75%
St Margaret's Church of England Junior SchoolBideford · 187 miles awayNeeds attention46%
St Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolLaunceston · 215 miles awayGood (2019)63%
Brompton Community Primary SchoolNorthallerton · 71 miles awayGood55%
Hopton Church of England Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth · 173 miles awayGood68%
St Marys CofE Primary SchoolShrewsbury · 49 miles awayNo current grade68%
Stonebow Primary School LoughboroughLoughborough · 58 miles awayGood56%
Saint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, LeicestershireLoughborough · 58 miles awayGood (2016)47%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SwanageSwanage · 194 miles awayExpected standard65%
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyBurnley · 25 miles awayGood53%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (Stockport 72%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Stockport 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Stockport 2%, England 4%) · Black African 2% (Stockport 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Stockport 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Stockport 3%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Stockport 6%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Stockport 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Stockport: 1.22 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

14.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 16 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,971; 23.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,167
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 14% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £84,013; in-year balance -£19,142

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier66.9%62.3%
Social housing18.8%17.1%
Privately rented14.3%20.5%
Detached houses4.9%22.9%
Flats15%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13%21.1%
Households with no car or van25.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005895 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£240,000359 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£208,000–£278,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (17)£350,000
Semi-detached (176)£261,000
Terraced (160)£215,000
Flat (6)£136,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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