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St George's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Stockport · SK2 6NX

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 10 February 2026 · report published 19 April 2026

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At a glance

300 pupils · 71% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
33.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
34.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-georges.stockport.sch.uk/
URN
131306

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 14 families named it first for 18 Reception places, 0.78 first choices per place. At its report-card inspection on 10 February 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.78 first-choice applications per place

18 places offered · 14 first-choice applications · usually has places

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
70%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
18%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
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 school70%
Median of its 12 closest peers66.5%
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
Rose Hill PrimaryIpswich · 168 miles awayGood59%
Heronsgate SchoolMilton Keynes · 113 miles awayGood61%
Clarendon Primary SchoolAshford · 153 miles awayGood66%
Sandy Lane Primary SchoolBradford · 32 miles awayGood76%
Abbotsweld Primary AcademyHarlow · 147 miles awayGood73%
St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolBournemouth · 184 miles awayRequires improvement67%
Hackwood Primary AcademyDerby · 41 miles awayGood77%
Richard Lee Primary SchoolCoventry · 74 miles awayNeeds attention53%
Redfield Educate Together Primary AcademyBristol · 135 miles awayRequires improvement47%
Drapers' Maylands Primary SchoolRomford · 159 miles awayExpected standard77%
Drayton Park Primary SchoolLondon · 154 miles awayGood (2016)85%
Watchfield Primary SchoolWatchfield · 125 miles awayNeeds attention56%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 60% (Stockport 72%, England 60%) · Any other ethnic group 9% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 9% (Stockport 2%, England 4%) · Black African 6% (Stockport 2%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Stockport 3%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Stockport 6%, England 5%) · Any other White background 3% (Stockport 3%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Stockport 2%, England 3%) · Not recorded 2% (Stockport 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Stockport 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

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)
6.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
24%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.06 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
26.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

65% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 25% 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)

52.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.6 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 £47,970; 15.4% 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£7,298
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £112,443; in-year balance -£39,071

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier55.7%62.3%
Social housing14.8%17.1%
Privately rented29.4%20.5%
Detached houses1.9%22.9%
Flats13.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van28.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005797 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£240,000573 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£190,000–£290,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (24)£458,000
Semi-detached (212)£282,000
Terraced (238)£227,500
Flat (99)£155,000

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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
16an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an 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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