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St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Paul Sanchez

location_onStockport, SK1 3PJ

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

154

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Expected Standard

33%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Stockport, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Stockport is a voluntary controlled school in Stockport, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 150 pupils on roll, of whom 51% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #71 of 71 primaries in Stockport and #13,755 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 63%

Reading80% LA 77%

Writing53% LA 71%

Maths33% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading63% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading59% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths41% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.3

-4.1 to 2.1

0.4

Write

LA 0.2

-2.5 to 3.4

-4.8

Maths

LA 0.3

-7.7 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading56% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.3

-3.3 to 1.6

-3.1

Write

LA -0.1

-5.4 to -0.9

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.8 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 65%

Reading60% LA 77%

Writing89% LA 78%

Maths65% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.3

-4.4 to 1.2

1.2

Write

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 3.9

-2.4

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.9 to 0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 April 2025

Inspection Report

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19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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17 September 2019

Inspection Report

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11 June 2015

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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23 March 2009

Inspection Report

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27 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-09-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-06-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-01-09

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 150 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	150	2	1.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	148	1	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	176	1	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	164	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	162	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	154	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	155	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	164	3	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	158	3	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	156	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	169	2	1.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	168	1	0.6%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	167	3	1.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	182	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	182	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	184	11	6.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	198	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	198	8	4.0%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	189	9	4.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	188	3	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	176	5	2.8%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	189	3	1.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	181	2	1.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils