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St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington

Voluntary controlled school · Stockport · SK5 8AA

Ages 3–11 · 363 pupils · Stockport

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

10.2%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-05-14

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)45%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence10.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)37.1%
Unauthorised4.3%
Authorised absence
5.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
345

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

19

Places offered

20

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
46
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill86%

363 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
363
Boys / girls
196 / 167
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
363 / 420 (86%)
Free school meals
69.8%
FSM pupils
227
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Chester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss Joanne Harrington

Location

Address
Brinnington Rise
Postcode
SK5 8AA
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Stockport
District
Stockport
Constituency
Stockport
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
17 on roll / 18 capacity

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 3–11, in Stockport, Stockport, 363 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 69.8%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chester.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Primary schools in Stockport
76
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK5
14
Primary in SK5
9
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 SK5

  • Vernon Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK1 2NF · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM26.0%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Westmorland Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK5 8HH · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM62.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Arden Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK6 2EX · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM32.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.8 miles away

  • Whitehill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK4 1PB · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM55.5%
    • Demand0.94

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Joanne Harrington
Telephone
01614805403
Website
www.st-pauls.stockport.sch.uk

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