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St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled
Brinnington Rise, Stockport SK5 8AA · st-pauls.stockport.sch.uk · 0161 480 5403
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stockport 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 363
- 86% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 69.8%
- First language not English
- 11%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 32 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 34 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Stockport it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼44% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Brinnington was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jan 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Apr 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 24
- 6% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 58% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (50%) with SEND