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St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Marley Road, Poynton, Stockport SK12 1LY · stpauls.cheshire.sch.uk · 01625 877688
On the mapSearch near SK12 1LY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 110
- 73% of 150 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 13 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 | 13 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 11 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 17 | 22 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cheshire East it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Jun 2007Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 36
- 33% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (33%) with SEND