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St Philip's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Natalie Holland

location_onStockport, SK2 5LB

language Visit Website phone 1614830977

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

184

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Philip's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Stockport, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 71% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Philip's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Stockport, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 174 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #39 of 77 primaries in Stockport and #6,571 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

54%

LA 63%

Reading71% LA 77%

Writing68% LA 71%

Maths71% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading60% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.9

Read

LA 0.3

-6.2 to -1.6

-2.6

Write

LA 0.2

-4.8 to -0.4

-4.5

Maths

LA 0.3

-6.7 to -2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.3

-0.1 to 4.3

2.5

Write

LA -0.1

0.5 to 4.5

0.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 65%

Reading100% LA 77%

Writing95% LA 78%

Maths90% LA 75%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.3

Read

LA 0.3

3.7 to 8.9

1.5

Write

LA -0.1

-1 to 4

3.7

Maths

LA 0.1

1.4 to 6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 June 2022

Inspection Report

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25 January 2017

Inspection Report

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12 May 2015

Inspection Report

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03 March 2015

Inspection Report

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04 July 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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06 December 2006

Inspection Report

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20 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-01-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-03-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 174 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	174	3	1.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	174	2	1.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	167	1	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	165	1	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	182	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	184	5	2.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	188	3	1.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	195	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	203	2	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils