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St Philip's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Stockport · SK2 5LB

Ages 4–11 · 174 pupils · Stockport

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

7.7%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
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 absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.2%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
161

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

15

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
47
Preferred offers (top 3)
16
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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill83%

174 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
174
Boys / girls
83 / 91
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
174 / 210 (83%)
Free school meals
27.6%
FSM pupils
48
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Shrewsbury
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Natalie Holland

Location

Address
Half Moon Lane, Offerton
Postcode
SK2 5LB
Town
Stockport
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Stockport
District
Stockport
Constituency
Hazel Grove
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 aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stockport, Stockport, 174 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Shrewsbury.

Open schools in Stockport
113
Primary schools in Stockport
76
Academies among open schools in Stockport
31% (35)
Open schools in SK2
12
Primary in SK2
7
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 SK2

  • Fairway Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK2 5DR · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand1.10

    0.3 miles away

  • Dial Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stockport · SK2 5LB · Stockport

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM47.2%

    0.3 miles away

  • Warren Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK2 5XU · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM9.3%
    • Demand0.95

    0.8 miles away

  • Banks Lane Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK1 4PR · Stockport

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM18.1%
    • Demand1.07

    0.9 miles away

  • Banks Lane Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK1 4PR · Stockport

    Ages 7–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM26.0%

    0.9 miles away

  • St Simon's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Stockport · SK7 4LH · Stockport

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM13.3%
    • Demand0.88

    1.0 miles away

  • Great Moor Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stockport · SK2 7DG · Stockport

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM3.3%
    • Demand1.09

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Natalie Holland

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