- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Stockport average, low absence.
84 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 458
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Primary schools in Stockport
All 41 primary schools in Stockport. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Stockport average, low absence.
20 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 203
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Stockport average, low absence.
64 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 403
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.9
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Stockport average, low absence.
34 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 200
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Stockport average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1183%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 311
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel
Stockport, SK4 4QG · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Stockport average, low absence.
74 first choices, 77 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 647
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Stockport average, low absence.
51 first choices, 52 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 454
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results above the Stockport average.
58 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.6%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 503
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 1RF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Stockport average.
2 first choices, 2 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.4%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 90
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 3JH · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 4 areas
- Catholic
Results well above the Stockport average.
27 first choices, 27 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.6%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 355
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.5
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Stockport average.
44 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.0%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 329
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Stockport average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1171%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 358
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Stockport average.
15 first choices, 19 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.9%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 157
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Stockport average.
46 first choices, 54 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.0%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 349
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Stockport average.
39 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1150%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 236
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Stockport average.
17 first choices, 17 offers made
Met the standard at 1145%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.8%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 178
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Stockport average.
35 first choices, 36 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 436
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Stockport average, low absence.
46 first choices, 50 offers made
Met the standard at 1142%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 411
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Stockport average.
14 first choices, 18 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.0%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 300
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Stockport average.
14 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 158
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK2 5LB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well below the Stockport average.
17 first choices, 19 offers made
Met the standard at 1154%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.8%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 166
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK1 1EF · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Stockport average.
9 first choices, 9 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Stockport 5.2%
- Pupils
- 101
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Stockport average, high absence.
28 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1155%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 212
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Stockport average, high absence.
20 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
Stockport 62%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 196
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.0
- Primary schools41including 2 special
- Met the standard at 1162.3%England 62%
- Good or Outstanding88%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools16 of 418 Catholic, 7 Church of England
- With a nursery class30take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals29.7%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Stockport's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Stockport
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 17 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 24
- Good: 20 of 24
- Requires improvement: 3 of 24
- Inadequate: 0 of 24
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Stockport
Some are faith schools.
16 of the 41 primary schools in Stockport have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
30 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Primary schools in Stockport, explained
There are 41 primary schools in Stockport, teaching 11,924 children. 26 are run by the council and 10 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 special and 5 independent schools.
88% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
62.3% of pupils in Stockport met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 85%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
29.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,637 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Stockport?
There are 41 primary schools in Stockport, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Stockport?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Stockport on Eduscope are Alexandra Park Primary School, St John's Church of England Primary School and Norris Bank Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Stockport?
Stockport has 1 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 20 are rated Good, meaning 88% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Stockport ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Stockport perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Stockport, 62% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Stockport primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Stockport is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Stockport?
When choosing a primary school in Stockport, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 41 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.