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St John's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Stockport · SK4 3DG

Ages 5–11 · 203 pupils · Stockport

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

90%

Overall absence

3.3%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-12-02

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)90%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
113.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.7%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
174

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
108
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
8
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

203 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
203
Boys / girls
90 / 113
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
203 / 210 (97%)
Free school meals
9.9%
FSM pupils
20
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Manchester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Clerc

Location

Address
Poplar Street, Heaton Mersey
Postcode
SK4 3DG
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Stockport
District
Stockport
Constituency
Stockport
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Stockport, Stockport, 203 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Manchester.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Primary schools in Stockport
76
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK4
20
Primary in SK4
11
Open schools in Stockport LA
137
Primary in Stockport LA
86

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in StockportNear SK4

  • Didsbury Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK4 3HB · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM9.3%
    • Demand0.91

    0.2 miles away

  • Tithe Barn Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK4 3NG · Stockport

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM5.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Mersey Vale Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK4 2BZ · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM36.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.6 miles away

  • St Catherine's RC Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Manchester · M20 6HS · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Norris Bank Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK4 2NF · Stockport

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM8.2%

    0.9 miles away

  • Beaver Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M20 6SX · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM15.3%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

  • Green End Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Manchester · M19 1DR · Manchester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM51.0%
    • Demand1.03

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Clerc
Telephone
01614427424
Website
www.st-johns.stockport.sch.uk

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